Luke 23:37:2Luke.23.37.W2TAB
λέγοντες·
legontes
“saying”
- Transliteration
- LE-gon-tes
- Extended
- LEH-gohn-tehs
- IPA
- /ˈle.gon.tes/
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 | |
| 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
KAI LE-gon-tes
- sentence
KAI LE-gon-tes ei sy EI ho ba-si-LEUS tôn iou-dai-ŌN SÔ-son se-au-TON
Exegesis
The sentence begins with kai legontes {καὶ λέγοντες | kaí légontes} ‘and saying,’ a participial frame that continues the taunt from the surrounding narrative without introducing a new finite clause.
Root and etymology
legōlambda–epsilon–gamma–omicron
“to say, speak”
In context — Luke 23:37
And they were saying, “If You are the king of the Jews, save Yourself.”
About this coordinate
Luke 23:37:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Luke 23:37, 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.23.37.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.23.37.W2.S1) and character.