Mark 9:11:6Mark.9.11.W6TAB
λέγουσιν
legousin
“they say”
- Transliteration
- LE-gou-sin
- Extended
- LEH-goo-seen
- IPA
- /ˈle.gu.sin/
Meaning by language
- English
- they say
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Alphabet Analysis
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
LE-gou-sin
- sentence
KAI e-pê-RO-tôn au-TON LE-gon-tes HO-ti LE-gou-sin hoi gram-ma-TEIS HO-ti ê-LEI-an DEI el-THEIN PRÔ-ton
Exegesis
Within this, legousin {λέγουσιν | lé-gou-sin} with the subject hoi grammateis {οἱ γραμματεῖς | hoí gram-ma-teîs} forms another clause, and the second hoti introduces the specific proposition attributed to the scribes. This layering of hoti-clauses yields a nested structure: the disciples ask Jesus about what the scribes say concerning Elijah.
In context — Mark 9:11
And they were asking Him , saying, “Why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?”
About this coordinate
Mark 9:11:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Mark 9:11, so the Greek word λέγουσιν (legousin) 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.9.11.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.9.11.W6.S1) and character.