Matthew 18:3:4Matt.18.3.W4TAB
λέγω
legô
“I say”
- Transliteration
- LE-gô
- Extended
- LEH-gô
- IPA
- /ˈle.ɡɔː/
Meaning by language
- English
- I say
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 |
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Word in context
- word
LE-gô
- phraseyour reading level
a-MÊN LE-gô hy-MIN
- clause
a-MÊN LE-gô hy-MIN e-AN MÊ stra-PHÊ-te AI YE-nê-sthe hôs TA pai-DI-a ou MÊ eis-EL-thê-te eis TÊN ba-si-LEI-an TÔN ou-ra-NÔN
- sentence
AI EI-pen a-MÊN LE-gô hy-MIN e-AN MÊ stra-PHÊ-te AI YE-nê-sthe hôs TA pai-DI-a ou MÊ eis-EL-thê-te eis TÊN ba-si-LEI-an TÔN ou-ra-NÔN
Exegesis
The verse begins with the narrative marker kai eipen {καὶ εἶπεν | kaí eî-pen} introducing direct speech, immediately followed by the emphatic particle Amēn {Ἀμὴν | Amḗn} ‘truly’ that intensifies the ensuing declaration legō hymin {λέγω ὑμῖν | lég-ō hymîn} ‘I say to you.’
In context — Matthew 18:3
And He said, “Truly I say to you, unless you turn and become like children , you shall certainly not enter into the kingdom of the heavens.”
About this coordinate
Matthew 18:3:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Matthew 18:3, so the Greek word λέγω (legô) 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.18.3.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.18.3.W4.S1) and character.