Luke 19:40:4Luke.19.40.W4TAB
Λέγω
legō
“I say”
- Transliteration
- LE-gō
- 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-gō
- sentence
KAI a-po-kri-THEIS EI-pen LE-gō hy-MEEN HO-ti e-AN HOU-toi si-ō-PĒ-sou-sin hoi LI-thoi KRAK-sou-sin
Exegesis
The solemn introductory phrase Légo húmin {Λέγω ὑμῖν | Lé-gō hú-min} ‘I say to you’ adds emphatic force to the pronouncement.
Root and etymology
legolambda–epsilon–gamma–omega
“to speak, say”
In context — Luke 19:40
And answering, He said, “I tell you, if these become silent, the stones will cry out.”
About this coordinate
Luke 19:40:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Luke 19:40, so the Greek word Λέγω (legō) 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.19.40.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.19.40.W4.S1) and character.