Mark 1:27:8Mark.1.27.W8TAB
λέγοντας
legontas
“saying”
- Transliteration
- LE-gon-tas
- Extended
- LEH-gohn-tahs
- IPA
- /ˈle.gon.tas/
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 | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
LE-gon-tas
- sentence
KAI e-tham-BÊ-thê-san HA-pan-tes HÔ-ste sy-dzê-TEIN pros he-au-TOUS LE-gon-tas TI ES-tin TOU-to di-da-KHÊ kai-NÊ kat ek-sou-SI-an KAI tois PNEU-ma-si tois a-ka-THAR-tois e-pi-TA(s)-sei KAI hy-pa-KOU-ou-sin au-TÔ
Exegesis
The participle legontas {λέγοντας | lé-gon-tas} “saying” connects this result clause to the ensuing direct discourse.
In context — Mark 1:27
And all were amazed, so that they began to question among themselves, saying, “What is this? A new teaching with authority! He commands the unclean spirits, and they obey Him .”
About this coordinate
Mark 1:27:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Mark 1:27, so the Greek word λέγοντας (legontas) 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.1.27.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.1.27.W8.S1) and character.