Matthew 21:2:1Matt.21.2.W1TAB
λέγων
legôn
“saying”
- Transliteration
- LE-gôn
- Extended
- LEH-gohn
- IPA
- /ˈle.gɔːn/
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 | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
LE-gôn
- clause
LE-gôn au-TOIS
- 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 context — Matthew 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.