Acts 2:12:9Acts.2.12.W9TAB
λέγοντες
legontes
“saying”
- Transliteration
- LE-gon-tes
- Extended
- LEH-gohn-tehs
- IPA
- /ˈle.gon.tes/
Meaning by language
- English
- saying
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Alphabet Analysis
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
LE-gon-tes
- sentence
ek-SEES-tan-to de PAN-tes kai di-ê-PO-roun AL-los pros AL-lon LE-gon-tes TEE THE-lei TOU-to EI-nai
Exegesis
The participle legontes {λέγοντες | lé-gon-tes} ‘saying’ introduces direct speech, with the interrogative ti {Τί | tí} ‘what?’ framing the question.
In context — Acts 2:12
And all were amazed and were perplexed , one to another saying, “What does this mean ?”
About this coordinate
Acts 2:12:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Acts 2:12, so the Greek word λέγοντες (legontes) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Acts.2.12.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.2.12.W9.S1) and character.