Luke 14:30:1Luke.14.30.W1TAB
λέγοντες
legontes
“saying”
- Transliteration
- LE-go-ntes
- Extended
- LEH-goh-ndehs
- IPA
- /ˈle.gon.tes/
Meaning by language
- English
- saying
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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 | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
LE-go-ntes
- sentence
LE-go-ntes HO-ti HOU-tos ho AN-thrō-pos ÊR-ksa-to oi-ko-do-MEIN kai ouk IS-khy-sen ek-te-LE-sai
Exegesis
The participle legontes {λέγοντες | lé-gon-tes} ‘saying’ functions as a circumstantial participle denoting the onlookers’ speech.
In context — Luke 14:30
They say, "This man began to build but was not able to finish it."
About this coordinate
Luke 14:30:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Luke 14:30, so the Greek word λέγοντες (legontes) 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.14.30.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.14.30.W1.S1) and character.