Mark 14:18:10Mark.14.18.W10TAB
λέγω
legō
“I say”
- Transliteration
- LE-gō
- Extended
- LEH-goh
- IPA
- /ˈle.gɔː/
Meaning by language
- English
- I say
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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 |
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Word in context
- word
LE-gō
- sentence
KAI a-na-kei-ME-nōn au-TŌN KAI es-thi-ON-tōn ho ee-ay-SOOS EI-pen a-MĒN LE-gō hy-MIN HO-ti HEIS eks hy-MŌN pa-ra-DŌ-sei me ho es-thi-ŌN met e-MOU
Exegesis
The formula Amēn legō hymin {Ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν | Amḗn légō hymîn} ‘Truly I say to you’ functions as an emphatic discourse marker, foregrounding the reliability and gravity of what follows.
In context — Mark 14:18
And as they were reclining and eating, Jesus said, “Truly I say to you, one of you will betray Me, one who is eating with Me.”
About this coordinate
Mark 14:18:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Mark 14:18, 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.14.18.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.14.18.W10.S1) and character.