Luke 20:2:3Luke.20.2.W3TAB
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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The word
Word in context
- word
LE-gon-tes
- sentence
kai EI-pan LE-gon-tes pros au-TON EI-pon hê-MEEN en POI-a ek-sou-SI-a TAU-ta poi-EIS ê TIS es-TIN ho DOUS SOI tên ek-sou-SI-an TAU-tên
Exegesis
The sentence opens with kai eipan legontes {καὶ εἶπαν λέγοντες | kaí eî-pan lé-gon-tes} ‘and they said, saying’, a characteristic Lukan reporting formula that introduces direct speech and highlights the speakers’ initiative.
Root and etymology
Rootalpha–nu–tau–iota–lambda–epsilon–gamma–omega
“to speak against, contradict”
In context — Luke 20:2
And they said to Him , “Tell us, by what authority You do these things, or who is it that has given You this authority?”
About this coordinate
Luke 20:2:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Luke 20:2, 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.20.2.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.20.2.W3.S1) and character.