Luke 18:13:20Luke.18.13.W20TAB
λέγων
legōn
“saying”
- Transliteration
- LE-gōn
- Extended
- LEH-gohn
- IPA
- /ˈle.gɔːn/
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 | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
LE-gōn
- sentence
ho de te-LO-nês ma-KRO-then he-STÔS ouk Ê-the-len ou-DE tous oph-thal-MOUS e-PA-rai eis ton ou-ra-NON all E-typ-te to STÊ-thos au-TOU LE-gōn ho the-OS hi-LA-sthê-TI moi tôi ha-mar-tō-LÔ
Exegesis
The participle legon {λέγων | légōn} ‘saying’ introduces the content of his ongoing plea.
Root and etymology
legolambda–epsilon–gamma–omega
“to say, declare”
In context — Luke 18:13
But the tax collector, standing far off, was not willing even to lift up his eyes toward heaven, but was striking his chest, saying, “O God , be merciful to me, the sinner .”
About this coordinate
Luke 18:13:20 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 20 of Luke 18:13, so the Greek word λέγων (legōn) 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.18.13.W20, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.18.13.W20.S1) and character.