Luke 18:14:1Luke.18.14.W1TAB
λέγω
legō
“I say”
- Transliteration
- LE-gō
- Extended
- LEH-goh
- IPA
- /ˈle.gɔː/
Meaning by language
- English
- I say
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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 |
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The word
Word in context
- word
LE-gō
- sentence
LE-gō hy-MEEN ka-TE-bê HOU-tos de-di-kai-ō-ME-nos eis ton OI-kon au-TOU par e-KEI-non HO-ti pas ho hy-PSŌN he-au-TON ta-pei-nō-THÊ-se-tai ho de ta-pei-NŌN he-au-TON hy-psō-THÊ-se-tai
Exegesis
The verse opens with legō hymin {λέγω ὑμῖν | lē-gō hū-min} as a direct-address formula, marking the following statement as an authoritative pronouncement.
Root and etymology
legolambda–epsilon–gamma–omega
“to say, declare”
In context — Luke 18:14
I tell you, this one went down to his house justified , rather than the other. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted.
About this coordinate
Luke 18:14:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Luke 18:14, so the Greek word λέγω (legō) 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.18.14.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.18.14.W1.S1) and character.