John 21:2:8John.21.2.W8TAB
λεγόμενος
legomenos
“called”
- Transliteration
- le-GO-me-nos
- Extended
- leh-GOH-meh-nohs
- IPA
- /leˈgo.me.nos/
Meaning by language
- English
- called
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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) | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
le-GO-me-nos
- sentence
Ê-san ho-MOU SI-mon PE-tros KAI thô-MAS ho le-GO-me-nos DI-dy-mos KAI na-tha-na-ÊL ho a-PO ka-NA TÊS ga-li-la-I-as KAI hoi tou ze-be-da-IOU KAI AL-loi ek tôn ma-thê-TÔN au-TOU DY-o
Exegesis
Next, Thomas ho legomenos Didymos {Θωμᾶς ὁ λεγόμενος Δίδυμος | Thōmâs ho legómenos Dídymos} uses the participle legomenos {λεγόμενος | legómenos} ‘being called’ to attach a clarifying nickname.
Root and etymology
legōle-gō
“to call, say”
In context — John 21:2
Present together were Simon Peter, Thomas called Didymos , Nathanael from Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two others of His disciples.
About this coordinate
John 21:2:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of John 21:2, so the Greek word λεγόμενος (legomenos) 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.21.2.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (John.21.2.W8.S1) and character.