Matthew 18:1:10Matt.18.1.W10TAB
λέγοντες·
legontes
“saying”
- Transliteration
- LE-gon-tes
- Extended
- LEH-gohn-tehs
- 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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Word in context
- word
LE-gon-tes
- clause
en e-KEI-nêi TÊI HÔ-rai pro-SÊL-thon HOI ma-thê-TAI TÔI ee-ay-SOO LE-gon-tes
- sentence
en e-KEI-nêi TÊI HÔ-rai pro-SÊL-thon HOI ma-thê-TAI TÔI ee-ay-SOO LE-gon-tes TIS A-ra MEI-zôn es-TIN en TÊI ba-si-LEI-ai TÔN oo-ra-NÔN
Exegesis
The dative phrase to Iesou {τῷ Ἰησοῦ | tō Iēsou} ‘to Jesus’ identifies the one to whom they come, while the circumstantial participle legontes {λέγοντες | légontes} ‘saying’ connects their movement with the ensuing speech, forming a typical narrative pattern of approach plus question.
In context — Matthew 18:1
At that hour the disciples came to Jesus , saying, “Who then is greater in the kingdom of the heavens?”
About this coordinate
Matthew 18:1:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Matthew 18:1, 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.18.1.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.18.1.W10.S1) and character.