Matthew 19:3:8Matt.19.3.W8TAB
⸀λέγοντες·
legontes
“saying”
- Transliteration
- LE-gon-tes
- Extended
- LEH-gohn-tehs
- IPA
- /ˈle.gon.tes/
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 | |
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
LE-gon-tes
- clause
KAI pro-SÊL-thon au-TÔI pha-ri-SAI-oi pei-RA-zon-tes au-TON KAI LE-gon-tes
- sentence
KAI pro-SÊL-thon au-TÔI pha-ri-SAI-oi pei-RA-zon-tes au-TON KAI LE-gon-tes ei EK-ses-tin an-THRÔ-pōi a-po-LY-sai TÊN gy-NAI-ka au-TOO ka-TA PA-san ai-TI-an
Exegesis
Two present participles, peirazontes {πειράζοντες | pei-rá-zon-tes} and legontes {λέγοντες | lé-gon-tes}, are circumstantial, expressing manner: they came while “testing” and “saying.” This participial chaining foregrounds both motive and speech.
In context — Matthew 19:3
And Pharisees came to Him , putting Him to the test , and saying, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for every cause?”
About this coordinate
Matthew 19:3:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Matthew 19:3, 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.19.3.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.19.3.W8.S1) and character.