Matthew 15:22:11Matt.15.22.W11TAB
λέγουσα
legousa
“saying”
- Transliteration
- LE-gou-sa
- Extended
- LEH-goo-sah
- IPA
- /ˈle.gou.sa/
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) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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Word in context
- word
LE-gou-sa
- sentence
KAI i-DOU gy-NÊ kha-na-na-I-a a-PO tÔN ho-RI-ôn e-KEI-nôn ek-sel-THOU-sa E-kra-dzen LE-gou-sa e-LE-ê-SON me KY-ri-e hy-HOS da-UID hê thy-GA-têr mou ka-KÔS dai-mo-NI-dze-tai
Exegesis
The main imperfect ekrazen {ἔκραζεν | ékrazen} ‘she was crying out’ portrays continuous, repeated shouting, while the present participle legousa {λέγουσα | légousa} ‘saying’ introduces the specific content of her plea in direct discourse.
In context — Matthew 15:22
And behold, a Canaanite woman from those regions came out and was crying out, saying, “Have mercy on me, Lord , Son of David ; my daughter is badly demon-possessed.”
About this coordinate
Matthew 15:22:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Matthew 15:22, so the Greek word λέγουσα (legousa) 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.15.22.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.15.22.W11.S1) and character.