Luke 23:18:4Luke.23.18.W4TAB
λέγοντες·
legontes
“saying”
- Transliteration
- LE-gon-tes
- Extended
- LEH-gohn-tehs
- IPA
- /ˈle.gon.tes/
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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The word
Word in context
- word
LE-gon-tes
- clause
a-NE-kra-gon de pam-plê-THEI LE-gon-tes
- sentence
a-NE-kra-gon de pam-plê-THEI LE-gon-tes AI-re TOU-ton a-PO-ly-son de hê-MEEN ton ba-rab-BAN
Exegesis
The participle legontes {λέγοντες | légontes} “saying” introduces the content of the outcry in direct discourse, functioning circumstantially to describe the manner of the crowd’s cry.
Root and etymology
legōlambda–epsilon–gamma–omicron
“to say, speak”
In context — Luke 23:18
But the whole crowd cried out, saying, “Take away this man, and release to us Barabbas.”
About this coordinate
Luke 23:18:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Luke 23:18, 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.23.18.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.23.18.W4.S1) and character.