Mark 1:15:2Mark.1.15.W2TAB
λέγων
legōn
“saying”
- Transliteration
- LE-gōn
- Extended
- LEH-gohhn
- IPA
- /ˈle.gɔːn/
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 | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
LE-gōn
- sentence
KAI LE-gōn HO-ti pe-PLÊ-rō-tai ho kai-ROS KAI ÊN-gi-ken hê ba-si-LEI-a tou the-OU me-ta-no-EI-te KAI pi-STEUE-te en tôi eu-an-ge-LI-ōi
Exegesis
The participial phrase kai legōn {καὶ λέγων | kaí légōn} ‘and saying’ connects this proclamation to the preceding narrative, functioning circumstantially to describe what He was doing as He came preaching.
Root and etymology
legolambda–epsilon–gamma–omega
“to say, speak”
In context — Mark 1:15
And He was saying, “The time has been fulfilled, and the kingdom of God has drawn near. Repent , and believe in the gospel.”
About this coordinate
Mark 1:15:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Mark 1:15, 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 Mark.1.15.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.1.15.W2.S1) and character.