Mark 11:24:3Mark.11.24.W3TAB
λέγω
legō
“I say”
- Transliteration
- LE-gō
- Extended
- LEH-goh
- IPA
- /ˈle.gɔː/
Meaning by language
- English
- I say
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 |
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The word
Word in context
- word
LE-gō
- sentence
di-A TOU-to LE-gō hy-MEEN PAN-ta HO-sa pro-SEU-khe-sthe kai ai-TEI-sthe pis-TEU-e-te HO-ti e-LA-be-te kai ES-tai hy-MEEN
Exegesis
The main clause legō hymīn {λέγω ὑμῖν | lég-ō hym-în} ‘I declare to you’ functions as an authoritative introduction to the direct discourse.
Root and etymology
legolambda–epsilon–gamma–omega
“to say, speak”
In context — Mark 11:24
On that account, I declare to you: in every prayer and request you make, hold fast to the conviction that you have received it, and it shall be yours.
About this coordinate
Mark 11:24:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Mark 11:24, so the Greek word λέγω (legō) 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.11.24.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.11.24.W3.S1) and character.