Mark 14:19:4Mark.14.19.W4TAB
λέγειν
legein
“to say”
- Transliteration
- LE-gein
- Extended
- leh-GEIN
- IPA
- /ˈle.gein/
Meaning by language
- English
- to say
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Alphabet Analysis
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
LE-gein
- sentence
ÊR-ksan-to ly-PEIS-thai KAI LE-gein au-TÔ HEIS ka-TA HEIS MÊ-ti e-GÔ
Exegesis
It governs two present infinitives, lupeisthai {λυπεῖσθαι | lupeîsthai} ‘to be grieved’ and legein {λέγειν | légein} ‘to be saying’, which function as complementary infinitives describing concurrent emotional and verbal reactions. The present tense of both infinitives emphasizes ongoing, durative activity: their sorrow continues as they repeatedly speak.
In context — Mark 14:19
They began to be grieved , and to say to Him , one after another, “Surely not I?”
About this coordinate
Mark 14:19:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Mark 14:19, so the Greek word λέγειν (legein) 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.14.19.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.14.19.W4.S1) and character.