Mark 15:9:6Mark.15.9.W6TAB
λέγων
legōn
“saying”
- Transliteration
- LE-gōn
- Extended
- LEH-gohn
- IPA
- /ˈle.gon/
Meaning by language
- English
- saying
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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 | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
LE-gōn
- sentence
ho de pi-LA-tos a-pe-KRI-thê au-TOIS LE-gōn THE-le-te a-po-LY-sō hŷ-MEEN ton ba-si-LE-a tôn i-ou-da-I-ōn
Exegesis
The participle legōn {λέγων | lé-gōn} ‘saying’ introduces the content of his answer and is followed by direct discourse, a common narrative pattern in the Gospels.
In context — Mark 15:9
And Pilate answered them, saying, “Do you want me to release to you the King of the Jews?”
About this coordinate
Mark 15:9:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Mark 15:9, 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.15.9.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.15.9.W6.S1) and character.