Luke 20:27:7Luke.20.27.W7TAB
ἀντιλέγοντες
antilegontes
“denying”
- Transliteration
- an-ti-LE-gon-tes
- Extended
- ahn-tee-LEH-gohn-tehs
- IPA
- /an.tiˈle.gon.tes/
Meaning by language
- English
- denying
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| 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
an-ti-LE-gon-tes
- sentence
pro-sel-THON-tes DE TI-nes tôn sad-dou-KAI-ôn hoi an-ti-LE-gon-tes a-NA-sta-sin MÊ EI-nai e-pê-RÔ-tê-san au-TON
Exegesis
The nominative article hoi {οἱ | hoi} plus the participle antilegontes {ἀντιλέγοντες | an-ti-lé-go-ntes} form an adjectival participial phrase, “the ones denying,” characterizing this subset by their doctrinal stance.
Root and etymology
Rootalpha–nu–tau–iota–lambda–epsilon–gamma–omega
“to speak against, contradict”
In context — Luke 20:27
But some of the Sadducees, those who deny that there is a resurrection , approached and questioned Him .
About this coordinate
Luke 20:27:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Luke 20:27, so the Greek word ἀντιλέγοντες (antilegontes) 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.20.27.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.20.27.W7.S1) and character.