Mark 12:14:3Mark.12.14.W3TAB
λέγουσιν
legoosin
“they say”
- Transliteration
- LE-goo-sin
- Extended
- LEH-goo-sin
- IPA
- /ˈle.goː.sin/
Meaning by language
- English
- they say
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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) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
LE-goo-sin
- sentence
KAI el-THON-tes LE-goo-sin au-TOI di-DAS-ka-le OI-da-men HO-ti a-lê-THÊS EI KAI OU ME-lei soi pe-RI ou-de-NOS OU GAR BLE-peis EIS PRO-sô-pon an-THRÔ-pôn al ep a-lê-THEI-as tên ho-DON tou the-OU di-DAS-keis EX-es-tin DOU-nai KÊN-son KAI-sa-ri ê OU DÔ-men ê mê DÔ-men
Exegesis
The sentence begins with the aorist participle elthontes {ἐλθόντες | elthóntes} ‘having come’, which functions temporally and sets the scene for the main present-tense verb legousin {λέγουσιν | légousin} ‘they say’, giving vividness to the narrative.
In context — Mark 12:14
And after they came, they said to Him, “Teacher, we know that you are true , and you do not care about anyone; for you do not look at the face of men, but in truth you teach the way of God . Is it permitted to give tribute to Caesar, or not? Should we give, or should we not give?”
About this coordinate
Mark 12:14:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Mark 12:14, so the Greek word λέγουσιν (legoosin) 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.12.14.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.12.14.W3.S1) and character.