Matthew 21:2:1Matt.21.2.W1TAB

λέγων

legôn

saying

Transliteration
LE-gôn
Extended
LEH-gohn
IPA
/ˈle.gɔːn/

Meaning by language

English
saying

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Result
λέ + γων
le + gôn
legôn

Alphabet Analysis

Lambdal — as in law
Epsilone — as in met (short)
Gammagh — guttural
Omegao — same as omicron
Nun — as in new

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Word in context

  1. word

    LE-gôn

  2. clause

    LE-gôn au-TOIS

  3. sentence

    LE-gôn au-TOIS po-REU-es-the eis TÊN KÔ-mên TÊN ka-TE-nan-ti hy-MÔN KAI eu-THE-ôs heu-RÊ-se-te O-non de-de-MÊ-nên KAI PÔ-lon met au-TÊS LY-san-tes a-ga-ye-TE moi

Exegesis

The narrative transition begins with the participle legōn {λέγων | légōn} ‘saying’, which introduces Jesus’s direct speech.

In contextMatthew 21:2

He said to them, “Go into the village in front of you, and at once you will come upon a donkey tied up, with her colt; untie them and bring them to Me.”

About this coordinate

Matthew 21:2:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Matthew 21:2, so the Greek word λέγων (legôn) 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.21.2.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.21.2.W1.S1) and character.