John 8:4:1John.8.4.W1TAB
λέγουσιν
legousin
“they say”
- Transliteration
- LE-gou-sin
- Extended
- LEH-goo-seen
- IPA
- /ˈle.gʊ.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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The word
Word in context
- word
LE-gou-sin
- sentence
LE-gou-sin au-TOI pei-RA-dzon-tes di-DAS-ka-le HAU-tê hê gy-NÊ ka-te-LÊPH-thê ep au-to-PHO-rôi moi-kheu-o-ME-nê
Exegesis
The clause opens with the narrative present legousin {λέγουσιν | lé-gou-sin} ‘they say’, a common Johannine historic present that heightens vividness while referring to a past event.
In context — John 8:4
They say to Him , testing , “Teacher, this woman was caught in the very act of committing adultery.”
About this coordinate
John 8:4:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of John 8:4, so the Greek word λέγουσιν (legousin) 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.8.4.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (John.8.4.W1.S1) and character.