Luke 20:41:6Luke.20.41.W6TAB
λέγουσιν
legousin
“do they say”
- Transliteration
- LE-gou-sin
- Extended
- LEH-goh-uh-sihn
- IPA
- /ˈle.go.u.sin/
Meaning by language
- English
- do they say
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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) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
LE-gou-sin
- sentence
EI-pen de pros au-TOUS PÔS LE-gou-sin ton khri-STON EI-nai DAU-id hy-ON
Exegesis
The present indicative legousin {λέγουσιν | lé-gou-sin} ‘they say’ depicts an ongoing, customary assertion held by others.
In context — Luke 20:41
But He said to them, “How do they say that the Christ is David’s son ?”
About this coordinate
Luke 20:41:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Luke 20:41, so the Greek word λέγουσιν (legousin) 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.20.41.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.20.41.W6.S1) and character.