Luke 19:38:1Luke.19.38.W1TAB
λέγοντες
legontes
“saying”
- Transliteration
- LE-gon-tes
- Extended
- LEH-gohn-tehs
- IPA
- /ˈle.gon.tes/
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 | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
LE-gon-tes
- sentence
LE-gon-tes eu-lo-gê-ME-nos ho er-KHO-me-nos ba-si-LEUS en o-NO-ma-ti KY-ree-ou en ou-ra-NÔ ei-RÊ-nê KAI DO-ksa en hy-PSI-stois
Exegesis
The verse begins with the nominative plural participle legontes {λέγοντες | lé-gon-tes} ‘saying,’ which introduces the crowd’s acclamation as a circumstantial participle in direct speech.
In context — Luke 19:38
Saying, “Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord ; peace in heaven, and glory in the highest.”
About this coordinate
Luke 19:38:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Luke 19:38, so the Greek word λέγοντες (legontes) 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.19.38.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.19.38.W1.S1) and character.