Matthew 14:33:8Matt.14.33.W8TAB
λέγοντες·
legontes
“saying”
- Transliteration
- LE-gon-tes
- Extended
- LE-gon-tes
- IPA
- /ˈle.gon.tes/
Meaning by language
- English
- saying
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
LE-gon-tes
- clause
HOI DE en TÔI PLOI-ôi pro-se-KY-nê-san au-TOI LE-gon-tes
- sentence
HOI DE en TÔI PLOI-ôi pro-se-KY-nê-san au-TOI LE-gon-tes a-lê-THÔS the-OO hy-OS EI
Exegesis
The nominative participle legontes {λέγοντες | légontes} introduces the content of their confession.
In context — Matthew 14:33
And those in the boat worshiped Him , saying, “Truly You are the Son of God .”
About this coordinate
Matthew 14:33:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Matthew 14:33, so the Greek word λέγοντες· (legontes) 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.14.33.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.14.33.W8.S1) and character.