Luke 19:30:1Luke.19.30.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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Word in context
- word
LE-gōn
- sentence
LE-gōn hy-PA-ge-te eis tên ka-TE-nan-ti KŌ-mēn en hêi eis-po-reu-O-me-noi heu-RÊ-se-te PŌ-lon de-de-ME-non eph hon ou-deis PŌ-po-te an-THRŌ-pōn e-KA-thi-sen KAI LY-san-tes au-TON a-GA-ge-te
Exegesis
The verse begins with the circumstantial participle legon {λέγων | légōn} ‘saying’, which introduces the direct discourse and presupposes Jesus as the subject from the prior context.
Root and etymology
legolambda–epsilon–gamma–omega
“to speak, say”
In context — Luke 19:30
He said, “Go into the village opposite you; as you enter it, you will find a colt tied, on which no one has ever sat. Untie it and bring it.”
About this coordinate
Luke 19:30:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Luke 19:30, 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.19.30.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.19.30.W1.S1) and character.