Matthew 13:24:5Matt.13.24.W5TAB
λέγων
legōn
“saying”
- Transliteration
- LE-gōn
- Extended
- LEH-gohn
- IPA
- /ˈle.ɣon/
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
AL-lên pa-ra-bo-LÊN pa-RE-thê-ken au-TOIS LE-gōn hō-mi-Ō-thê hê ba-si-LEI-a tôn ou-ra-NÔN an-THRŌ-pō SPEI-ran-ti ka-LON SPER-ma en tôi a-GRÔI au-TOU
Exegesis
The circumstantial participle legon {λέγων | lé-gōn} ‘saying’ links the narrative action of presenting with the content of what is spoken, functioning as a participial bridge into the quoted comparison.
In context — Matthew 13:24
He set another parable before them, saying, “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field .”
About this coordinate
Matthew 13:24:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Matthew 13:24, 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 Matt.13.24.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.13.24.W5.S1) and character.