Mark 8:15:4Mark.8.15.W4TAB
λέγων
legōn
“saying”
- Transliteration
- LE-gōn
- Extended
- LEH-gohn
- IPA
- /ˈle.gɔːn/
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
KAI di-e-STE L-le-to au-TOIS LE-gōn ho-RA-te BLE-pe-te a-PO tês ZY-mês tôn pha-ri-SAI-ōn KAI tês ZY-mês hê-RŌ-dou
Exegesis
The participle legon {λέγων | lé-gōn} introduces the content of that instruction.
In context — Mark 8:15
He kept instructing them, saying, “Look out, and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod.”
About this coordinate
Mark 8:15:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Mark 8:15, 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.8.15.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.8.15.W4.S1) and character.