Acts 23:8:4Acts.23.8.W4TAB
λέγουσιν
legoosin
“they say”
- Transliteration
- LE-goo-sin
- Extended
- LEH-goo-sihn
- IPA
- /ˈle.go.u.sin/
Meaning by language
- English
- they say
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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) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
LE-goo-sin
- sentence
sad-dou-KAI-oi men gar LE-goo-sin mê EI-nai a-NA-sta-sin MÊ-te AN-ge-lon MÊ-te PNEU-ma pha-ri-SAIOI de ho-mo-lo-GOU-sin ta am-PHO-te-ra
Exegesis
The main verb in the first clause is legousin {λέγουσιν | lé-gou-sin} ‘they say’, followed by the negative particle mē {μὴ | mē} plus the infinitive einai {εἶναι | eî-nai} ‘to be, to exist’, forming a construction that asserts nonexistence: “that there is not.”
In context — Acts 23:8
For the Sadducees indeed say there is no resurrection, neither angel nor spirit; but the Pharisees acknowledge them both.
About this coordinate
Acts 23:8:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Acts 23:8, so the Greek word λέγουσιν (legoosin) 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.23.8.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.23.8.W4.S1) and character.