Luke 9:21:7Luke.9.21.W7TAB
λέγειν
legein
“to say”
- Transliteration
- LE-gein
- Extended
- LEH-ge-in
- IPA
- /ˈle.gein/
Meaning by language
- English
- to say
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
LE-gein
- sentence
ho de e-pi-ti-MEE-sas au-TOIS pa-REENG-gei-len mê-de-NI LE-gein TOU-to
Exegesis
The infinitive legein {λέγειν | lé-gein} ‘to say’ functions as a complementary infinitive expressing the content of the command, while the dative negative pronoun mēdeni {μηδενὶ | mē-de-nì} ‘to no one’ specifies the universal scope of the prohibition.
Root and etymology
λέγωlambda–epsilon–gamma–omega
“to say, speak, tell”
In context — Luke 9:21
But He , having strictly charged them, commanded them to tell no one this.
About this coordinate
Luke 9:21:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Luke 9:21, so the Greek word λέγειν (legein) 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.9.21.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.9.21.W7.S1) and character.