Luke 19:26:1Luke.19.26.W1TAB
λέγω
lego
“I say”
- Transliteration
- LE-go
- Extended
- LEH-goh
- IPA
- /ˈle.gɔː/
Meaning by language
- English
- I say
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 |
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The word
Word in context
- word
LE-go
- sentence
LE-go hy-MEEN HO-ti pan-TI tôi E-khon-ti do-THÊ-se-tai a-PO de tou MÊ E-khon-tos kai ho E-khei ar-THÊ-se-tai
Exegesis
The verse begins with lego hymin {λέγω ὑμῖν | légō hū-mîn} ‘I say to you,’ a direct address that introduces a person-to-person declaration.
Root and etymology
legolambda–epsilon–gamma–omega
“to speak, say”
In context — Luke 19:26
I say to you that to everyone who has, it will be given; but from the one who does not have, even what he has will be taken away.
About this coordinate
Luke 19:26:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Luke 19:26, so the Greek word λέγω (lego) 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.19.26.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.19.26.W1.S1) and character.