Matthew 19:10:1Matt.19.10.W1TAB
Λέγουσιν
legoosin
“{They} say”
- Transliteration
- LE-goo-sin
- Extended
- LEH-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
LE-goo-sin au-TÔI hoi ma-thê-TAI
- sentence
LE-goo-sin au-TÔI hoi ma-thê-TAI ei HOO-tôs es-TIN HÊ ai-TI-a TOO an-THRÔ-poo me-TA TÊS gy-nai-KOS oo sym-PHE-rei ga-MÊ-sai
Exegesis
The sentence begins with legousin autō hoi mathētai {Λέγουσιν αὐτῷ οἱ μαθηταί | lé-gou-sin au-tôi hoi ma-thē-taí}, where the verb–indirect object–subject order places initial focus on the action of speaking and on the addressee before explicitly naming the disciples. The dative autō points back to Jesus as the one whose prior teaching prompts this response.
Root and etymology
legōlambda–epsilon–gamma–omega
“to say, speak”
In context — Matthew 19:10
The disciples said to Him , “If this is the case of the man with the woman, it is not beneficial to marry.”
About this coordinate
Matthew 19:10:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Matthew 19:10, 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.19.10.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.19.10.W1.S1) and character.