John 20:13:2John.20.13.W2TAB

λέγουσιν

legoosin

said

Transliteration
LE-GOO-SIN
Extended
LEH-GOO-SIN
IPA
/ˈle.gu.sin/

Meaning by language

English
said

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Result
λέ + γου + σιν
le + goo + sin
legoosin

Alphabet Analysis

Lambdal — as in law
Epsilone — as in met (short)
Gammagh — guttural
Omicrono — as in omit (short)
Upsiloni — as in machine
Sigmas — as in sit
Iotai — as in machine
Nun — as in new

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Word in context

  1. word

    LE-GOO-SIN

  2. clause

    KAI LE-GOO-SIN au-TÊ e-KEI-NOI

  3. sentence

    KAI LE-GOO-SIN au-TÊ e-KEI-NOI GY-NAI TI KLAI-EIS

Exegesis

The present-tense verb legousin autē ekeinoi {λέγουσιν αὐτῇ ἐκεῖνοι | lé-gou-sin au-tḗ e-keî-noi} employs the demonstrative ekeinoi to identify the two angels as speakers.

In contextJohn 20:13

And they said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping?” She replied, “Because they took away my Lord , and I do not know where they have laid Him.”

About this coordinate

John 20:13:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of John 20:13, 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 John.20.13.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (John.20.13.W2.S1) and character.