Luke 15:9:8Luke.15.9.W8TAB
λέγουσα
legousa
“saying”
- Transliteration
- LE-gou-sa
- Extended
- LEH-goo-sah
- IPA
- /ˈle.gu.sa/
Meaning by language
- English
- saying
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
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 | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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Word in context
- word
LE-gou-sa
- sentence
KAI heu-ROU-sa syn-ga-le-EI tas PHI-las KAI GEI-to-nas LE-gou-sa syn-KHA-rê-TE moi HO-ti HEU-ron tên dra-khmÊN hên a-PÔ-le-sa
Exegesis
The nominative participle legousa {λέγουσα | lé-gou-sa} ‘saying’ is circumstantial, marking the transition into direct speech.
Root and etymology
Rootsigma–omicron–sigma
“your, yours”
In context — Luke 15:9
And when she finds it, she calls together her friends and neighbors, saying, “Rejoice with me, because I have found the coin that I lost .”
About this coordinate
Luke 15:9:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Luke 15:9, so the Greek word λέγουσα (legousa) 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.15.9.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.15.9.W8.S1) and character.