Luke 19:46:1Luke.19.46.W1TAB
λέγων
legōn
“saying”
- Transliteration
- LE-gōn
- Extended
- LEH-gohn
- IPA
- /ˈle.ɣon/
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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The word
Word in context
- word
LE-gōn
- sentence
LE-gōn au-TOIS GE-grap-tai KAI ES-tai ho OI-kos mou OI-kos pro-seu-KHĒS hy-MEIS de au-TON e-poi-Ē-sa-te SPĒ-lai-on lê-STŌN
Exegesis
The circumstantial participle legōn {λέγων | lé-gōn} ‘saying’ introduces direct speech linked to the implied speaker.
Root and etymology
legolambda–epsilon–gamma–omega
“to speak, say”
In context — Luke 19:46
Saying to them, “It is written, ‘My house shall be a house of prayer,’ but you have made it a den of robbers .”
About this coordinate
Luke 19:46:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Luke 19:46, 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.19.46.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.19.46.W1.S1) and character.