John 8:34:7John.8.34.W7TAB
λέγω
legō
“I say”
- Transliteration
- LE-gō
- Extended
- LEH-goh
- IPA
- /ˈle.goː/
Meaning by language
- English
- I say
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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 |
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The word
Word in context
- word
LE-gō
- sentence
a-pe-KRI-thê au-TOIS ho ee-ay-SOOS a-MĒN a-MĒN LE-gō hy-MĪN HO-ti PAS ho poi-ŌN tēn ha-mar-TI-an DOU-LOS ES-tin tês ha-mar-TI-as
Exegesis
Legō hymin {λέγω ὑμῖν | lé-gō hy-mîn} frames the saying as direct address, while hoti {ὅτι | hó-ti} introduces the content of the assertion.
Root and etymology
legolambda epsilon gamma omega
“to say, speak”
In context — John 8:34
Jesus answered them, “Amen, amen, I say to you, everyone who is engaged in sin is a slave of sin.”
About this coordinate
John 8:34:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of John 8:34, so the Greek word λέγω (legō) 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.8.34.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (John.8.34.W7.S1) and character.