Luke 21:5:3Luke.21.5.W3TAB
λεγόντων
legontōn
“speaking”
- Transliteration
- le-GON-tōn
- Extended
- leh-GOHN-tohn
- IPA
- /leˈgon.tɔːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- speaking
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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 | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
le-GON-tōn
- sentence
KAI TI-nōn le-GON-tōn pe-RI TOU hi-e-ROU HO-ti LI-thois ka-LOIS KAI a-na-THÊ-ma-sin ke-KOS-mê-tai EI-pen
Exegesis
The genitive absolute tinon legonton {τινων λεγόντων | tinōn legóntōn} supplies background circumstance, placing the crowd’s speech in the setting while the main narrative action waits in reserve.
In context — Luke 21:5
And while some people were discussing the temple, saying how it had been adorned with fine stones and offerings, He said ,
About this coordinate
Luke 21:5:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Luke 21:5, so the Greek word λεγόντων (legontōn) 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.21.5.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.21.5.W3.S1) and character.