Matthew 17:10:11Matt.17.10.W11TAB
λέγουσιν
legoosin
“{they} say”
- Transliteration
- LE-goo-sin
- Extended
- LE-goo-sin
- IPA
- /ˈle.guː.sin/
Meaning by language
- English
- {they} say
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 | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
LE-goo-sin
- clause
TI OON HOI gram-ma-TEIS LE-goo-sin HO-ti ê-LI-an DEI el-THEIN PRÔ-ton
- sentence
KAI e-pê-RÔ-tê-san au-TON HOI ma-thê-TAI LE-gon-tes TI OON HOI gram-ma-TEIS LE-goo-sin HO-ti ê-LI-an DEI el-THEIN PRÔ-ton
Exegesis
The present indicative legousin {λέγουσιν | légousin} ‘they say’ and the impersonal dei {δεῖ | deî} ‘must’ present the scribes’ ongoing claim.
In context — Matthew 17:10
The disciples asked Him , “Why, then, do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?”
About this coordinate
Matthew 17:10:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Matthew 17:10, so the Greek word λέγουσιν (legoosin) 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.17.10.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.17.10.W11.S1) and character.