Luke 13:17:3Luke.13.17.W3TAB
λέγοντος
legontos
“speaking”
- Transliteration
- LE-gon-tos
- Extended
- LEH-gohn-tohs
- IPA
- /ˈle.gon.tos/
Meaning by language
- English
- speaking
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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) | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
LE-gon-tos
- sentence
KAI TAU-ta LE-gon-tos au-TOU ka-tê-sKHU-non-to PAN-tes hoi an-ti-KEI-me-noi au-TÔ KAI PAS ho O-khlo(s) E-khai-ren e-PI PA-sin tois en-DO-ksois tois gi-no-ME-nois hyp au-TOU
Exegesis
The verse begins with a genitive absolute construction, kai tauta legontos autou {καὶ ταῦτα λέγοντος αὐτοῦ | kaí taûta légontos autoû} “as He said these things,” providing a temporal backdrop.
In context — Luke 13:17
As He said these things, all His adversaries were put to shame, and the whole crowd was rejoicing over all the glorious things being done by Him.
About this coordinate
Luke 13:17:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Luke 13:17, so the Greek word λέγοντος (legontos) 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 Luke.13.17.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.13.17.W3.S1) and character.