Matthew 21:15:21Matt.21.15.W21TAB
λέγοντας·
legontas
“saying”
- Transliteration
- LE-gon-tas
- Extended
- LE-gon-tas
- IPA
- /ˈle.gon.tas/
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 | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
LE-gon-tas
- clause
i-DON-tes DE oi ar-khi-e-REIS KAI oi gram-ma-TEIS TA thau-MA-si-a HA e-poi-Ê-sen KAI TOOS PAI-das TOOS KRA-zon-tas en TÔI hi-e-RÔI KAI LE-gon-tas
- sentence
i-DON-tes DE oi ar-khi-e-REIS KAI oi gram-ma-TEIS TA thau-MA-si-a HA e-poi-Ê-sen KAI TOOS PAI-das TOOS KRA-zon-tas en TÔI hi-e-RÔI KAI LE-gon-tas hô-san-NA TÔI hyi-ÔI dau-ID ê-ga-NAK-tê-san
Exegesis
Two coordinated objects under idontes—hoi archiereis kai hoi grammateis {οἱ ἀρχιερεῖς καὶ οἱ γραμματεῖς | hoi archiereîs kaí hoi grammatêís} and tous paidas tous krazontas kai legontas {τοὺς παῖδας τοὺς κράζοντας καὶ λέγοντας | toùs paîdas toùs krátsontas kaí légontas}—highlight opposing groups.
In context — Matthew 21:15
But when the chief priests and the scribes saw the wonderful things that He did and the children crying out in the temple and saying, “Hosanna to the Son of David,” they became indignant.
About this coordinate
Matthew 21:15:21 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 21 of Matthew 21:15, so the Greek word λέγοντας· (legontas) 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.21.15.W21, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.21.15.W21.S1) and character.