Acts 2:40:9Acts.2.40.W9TAB
λέγων
legōn
“saying”
- Transliteration
- LE-gōn
- Extended
- LEH-gohn
- IPA
- /ˈle.gɔːn/
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 | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
LE-gōn
- sentence
he-TE-rois te LO-gois PLEI-o-sin di-e-mar-TY-ra-to kai pa-re-KA-lei au-TOUS LE-gōn SŌ-thē-te a-PO tês ge-ne-AS tês sko-li-AS TAU-tēs
Exegesis
The present participle legōn {λέγων | légōn} ‘saying’ functions circumstantially, introducing the representative summary of what he kept declaring.
In context — Acts 2:40
And with many other words he testified and was exhorting them, saying, “Be saved from this crooked generation .”
About this coordinate
Acts 2:40:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Acts 2:40, so the Greek word λέγων (legōn) 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.2.40.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.2.40.W9.S1) and character.