Matthew 13:35:8Matt.13.35.W8TAB

λέγοντος

legontos

saying

Transliteration
LE-gon-tos
Extended
LEH-gohn-tohs
IPA
/ˈle.gon.tos/

Meaning by language

English
saying

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Result
λέ + γον + τος
le + gon + tos
legontos

Alphabet Analysis

Lambdal — as in law
Epsilone — as in met (short)
Gammagh — guttural
Omicrono — as in omit (short)
Nun — as in new
Taut — as in top
Omicrono — as in omit (short)
Sigma (final)s — used only at end of words

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Word in context

  1. word

    LE-gon-tos

  2. sentence

    HO-pōs plē-rō-THÊ to rhē-THEN di-A tou pro-PHÊ-tou LE-gon-tos a-NOIK-sō en pa-ra-bo-LAIS to STO-ma mou e-REU-kso-mai ke-krym-ME-na a-PO ka-ta-bo-LÊS

Exegesis

The genitive participle legontos {λέγοντος | lé-gon-tos} saying introduces the prophecy.

In contextMatthew 13:35

So that what had been spoken by the prophet might be fulfilled: “I will open my mouth in parables ; I will utter things hidden since the foundation of the world.”

About this coordinate

Matthew 13:35:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Matthew 13:35, so the Greek word λέγοντος (legontos) 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.13.35.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.13.35.W8.S1) and character.