Luke 18:2:1Luke.18.2.W1TAB
λέγων
legōn
“saying”
- Transliteration
- LE-gōn
- Extended
- LEH-gohn
- IPA
- /ˈle.gɔːn/
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 | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
LE-gōn
- sentence
LE-gōn kri-TÊS tis Ên EN ti-ni PO-lei ton the-ON MÊ pho-BOU-me-nos kai AN-thrō-pon MÊ en-tre-PO-me-nos
Exegesis
The verse begins with the circumstantial participle legōn {λέγων | lé-gōn} ‘saying’, which links this clause to the preceding narrative and introduces the direct quotation.
Root and etymology
legolambda–epsilon–gamma–omega
“to say, declare”
In context — Luke 18:2
He said, “In a certain city there was a judge who had no fear of God and no respect for any person.”
About this coordinate
Luke 18:2:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Luke 18:2, 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.18.2.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.18.2.W1.S1) and character.