Luke 7:39:11Luke.7.39.W11TAB
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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Word in context
- word
LE-gōn
- sentence
i-DON de ho pha-ri-SAI-os ho ka-LE-sas au-TON EI-pen en he-au-TÔI LE-gōn HOU-tos ei ÊN pro-PHÊ-tês e-GI-nō-sken AN TIS kai po-ta-PÊ hê gy-NÊ HÊ-tis HAP-te-tai au-TOU HO-ti ha-mar-tō-LOS ES-tin
Exegesis
The main verb eipen {εἶπεν | eîpen} ‘said’ is qualified by en heautō {ἐν ἑαυτῷ | heautṓ} ‘in himself’ and the participle legōn {λέγων | légōn} ‘saying,’ marking inner thought.
Root and etymology
Rootlambda–epsilon–gamma–omega
“to say, speak”
In context — Luke 7:39
When the Pharisee who had invited Him saw it, he said within himself, “If this man were a prophet , He would know who and what kind of woman is touching Him, that she is a sinner.”
About this coordinate
Luke 7:39:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Luke 7:39, 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.7.39.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.7.39.W11.S1) and character.