Matthew 15:1:10Matt.15.1.W10TAB
λέγοντες
legontes
“saying”
- Transliteration
- LE-gon-tes
- Extended
- LEH-goh-ntes
- IPA
- /ˈle.gon.tes/
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 | |
| 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
- sentence
TO-te pro-SER-khon-tai tô ee-ay-SOO a-PO hi-e-ro-so-LY-môn pha-ri-SAIOI KAI gram-ma-TEIS LE-gon-tes
Exegesis
The participle legontes {λέγοντες | lé-gon-tes} is circumstantial, introducing the speech that follows and closely tying their coming to the act of speaking. In English, the subject is moved forward for clarity, and the historical present is rendered with a simple past “came,” while the participial clause is translated as “saying” / “said to Him” to introduce the ensuing dialogue smoothly.
In context — Matthew 15:1
Then Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem , saying,
About this coordinate
Matthew 15:1:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Matthew 15:1, 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.15.1.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.15.1.W10.S1) and character.