Luke 22:34:4Luke.22.34.W4TAB
Λέγω
lego
“I say”
- Transliteration
- LE-go
- Extended
- LEH-goh
- IPA
- /ˈle.goː/
Meaning by language
- English
- I say
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron |
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The word
Word in context
- word
LE-go
- sentence
ho de EI-pen LE-go soi PE-tre ou phō-NÊ-sei SÊ-me-ron a-LEK-tōr HE-ōs TRIS me a-par-NÊ-sēi ei-DE-nai
Exegesis
Within the quotation, Legō soi {Λέγω σοι | Lé-gō soi} forms a present-tense declarative, marking an emphatic and solemn assertion “I say to you,” with soi in the dative of indirect object.
Root and etymology
leglambda–epsilon–gamma
“to say, speak”
In context — Luke 22:34
But He said, “I tell you, Peter, the rooster will not crow today until you deny three times that you know Me .”
About this coordinate
Luke 22:34:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Luke 22:34, so the Greek word Λέγω (lego) 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.22.34.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.22.34.W4.S1) and character.