Matthew 17:25:12Matt.17.25.W12TAB
λέγων·
legôn
“saying”
- Transliteration
- LE-gôn
- Extended
- LE-gohn
- IPA
- /ˈle.ɡɔːn/
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 | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
LE-gôn
- clause
KAI el-THON-ta EIS TÊN oi-KI-an pro-EPH-tha-sen au-TON HO ee-ay-SOOS LE-gôn
- sentence
KAI el-THON-ta EIS TÊN oi-KI-an pro-EPH-tha-sen au-TON HO ee-ay-SOOS LE-gôn TI SOI do-KEI SI-môn
Exegesis
The participle legon {λέγων | lé-gōn} ‘saying’ introduces the direct question, opened by the idiomatic ti soi dokei {Τί σοι δοκεῖ | Tí soi do-keî} ‘what does it seem to you’, here rendered as “what do you think” or “what is your view,” inviting Simon {Σίμων | Sí-mōn} to reflect.
Root and etymology
leg-lambda–epsilon–gamma
“to say, speak”
In context — Matthew 17:25
He said, “Yes.” When he entered the house, Jesus spoke to him first and said, “What do you think, Simon? From whom do the kings of the earth collect custom or tribute—from their own sons, or from others?”
About this coordinate
Matthew 17:25:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Matthew 17:25, so the Greek word λέγων· (legôn) 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.17.25.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.17.25.W12.S1) and character.