Luke 19:20:5Luke.19.20.W5TAB
λέγων
legōn
“saying”
- Transliteration
- LE-gōn
- Extended
- LEH-goh̄n
- 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
KAI ho HE-te-ros ÊL-then LE-gōn KY-ree-e i-DOU hê mnA sou hēn EI-khon a-po-kei-ME-nēn en sou-da-RI-ō
Exegesis
The aorist verb elthen {ἦλθεν | ēlthen} “came” presents his approach as a complete event, while the accompanying present participle legon {λέγων | légōn} “saying” introduces the content of his speech as contemporaneous with his coming.
Root and etymology
legolambda–epsilon–gamma–omega
“to speak, say”
In context — Luke 19:20
And the other came, saying, “Lord , behold, your mina, which I had kept laid away in a napkin .”
About this coordinate
Luke 19:20:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Luke 19:20, 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.19.20.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.19.20.W5.S1) and character.