Mark 14:44:8Mark.14.44.W8TAB

λέγων

legōn

saying

Transliteration
LE-gōn
Extended
LEH-gohn
IPA
/ˈle.gɔːn/

Meaning by language

English
saying

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Result
λέ + γων
le + gōn
legōn

Alphabet Analysis

Lambdal — as in law
Epsilone — as in met (short)
Gammagh — guttural
Omegao — same as omicron
Nun — as in new

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Word in context

  1. word

    LE-gōn

  2. sentence

    de-DOO-kei de ho pa-ra-di-DOUS au-TON SYSS-see-mon au-TOIS LE-gōn HON AN phi-LEH-sō au-TOS ES-tin kra-TEH-sa-te au-TON KAI a-PA-ge-te as-pha-LOS

Exegesis

The circumstantial participle legon {λέγων | lé-gōn} “saying” introduces the content of Judas’s instructions.

In contextMark 14:44

Now the one betraying Him had given them a sign , saying, “Whomever I shall kiss, He is the one; seize Him and lead Him away securely.”

About this coordinate

Mark 14:44:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Mark 14:44, so the Greek word λέγων (legōn) 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.14.44.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.14.44.W8.S1) and character.