Luke 22:42:1Luke.22.42.W1TAB
λέγων
legōn
“saying”
- Transliteration
- LE-gōn
- Extended
- LEH-gohn
- IPA
- /ˈle.gɔːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- saying
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 | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
LE-gōn
- sentence
LE-gōn PA-ter ei BOU-lei pa-RE-neŋ-ge TOU-to to po-TEE-ri-on ap e-MOU PLÊN MÊ to THE-lē-MA mou al-LA to son gi-NE-sthō
Exegesis
The circumstantial participle legon {λέγων | légōn} introduces the spoken prayer and keeps the scene in motion as part of the larger narrative rather than a detached quotation.
Root and etymology
legolambda epsilon gamma omega
“to say, speak”
In context — Luke 22:42
Saying, “Father , if You consent, carry this cup away from Me; yet let not My will, but Yours, come to pass.”
About this coordinate
Luke 22:42:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Luke 22:42, so the Greek word λέγων (legōn) 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.22.42.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.22.42.W1.S1) and character.