Luke 17:13:5Luke.17.13.W5TAB
λέγοντες
legontes
“saying”
- Transliteration
- LE-gon-tes
- Extended
- leh-GOHN-tehs
- 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-gon-tes
- sentence
KAI au-TOI Ê-ran phō-NÊN LE-gon-tes ee-ay-SOO e-pi-STA-ta e-LE-ê-son hê-MAS
Exegesis
The nominative participle legontes {λέγοντες | lé-gon-tes} ‘saying’ is circumstantial, introducing the content of their plea through direct discourse.
In context — Luke 17:13
And they lifted up their voice, saying, “Jesus , Master , have mercy on us.”
About this coordinate
Luke 17:13:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Luke 17:13, 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.17.13.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.17.13.W5.S1) and character.