Luke 21:8:14Luke.21.8.W14TAB
λέγοντες
legontes
“saying”
- Transliteration
- LE-go-ntes
- Extended
- LEH-goh-ntes
- IPA
- /ˈle.go.ntes/
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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Word in context
- word
LE-go-ntes
- sentence
ho de EI-pen BLE-pe-te mê pla-nê-THAY-te pol-LOI gar e-LEU-so-ntai e-PI tôi o-NO-ma-ti mou LE-go-ntes e-GÔ EI-mi KAI ho kai-ROS ÊNG-gi-ken mê po-reu-THAY-te o-PI-sô au-TÔN
Exegesis
The participle legontes {λέγοντες | legontes} introduces the content of their self-presentation in two short clauses, egō eimi {Ἐγώ εἰμι | egō eimi} and ho kairos ēngiken {Ὁ καιρὸς ἤγγικεν | ho kairos ēngiken}, the second using perfect aspect to present the expected time as already nearing completion.
In context — Luke 21:8
Then He said, “Keep watch so that you are not led astray; for many will come in my name , saying, ‘I am the one,’ and, ‘The time has drawn near.’ Do not follow them.”
About this coordinate
Luke 21:8:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Luke 21:8, 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.21.8.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.21.8.W14.S1) and character.