Matthew 17:9:11Matt.17.9.W11TAB
λέγων·
legôn
“saying”
- Transliteration
- LE-gôn
- Extended
- LE-gôn
- 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 ka-ta-bai-NON-tôn au-TÔN EK TOO O-roos e-ne-TEI-la-to au-TOIS HO ee-ay-SOOS LE-gôn
- sentence
KAI ka-ta-bai-NON-tôn au-TÔN EK TOO O-roos e-ne-TEI-la-to au-TOIS HO ee-ay-SOOS LE-gôn mê-de-NI EI-pê-te TO HO-ra-ma HE-ôs OO HO hyi-OS TOO an-THRÔ-pou EK ne-KRÔN e-yer-THÊ
Exegesis
The participle legon {λέγων | légōn} introduces the content of that commission.
Root and etymology
leg-lambda–epsilon–gamma
“to say, speak”
In context — Matthew 17:9
On their way down the mountain, Jesus commanded them, “Tell the vision to no one until the Son of Man has been raised from the dead.”
About this coordinate
Matthew 17:9:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Matthew 17:9, 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.17.9.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.17.9.W11.S1) and character.