Matthew 21:20:6Matt.21.20.W6TAB
λέγοντες·
legontes
“saying”
- Transliteration
- LE-gon-tes
- Extended
- LEH-gohn-tehs
- IPA
- /ˈle.ɡon.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 i-DON-tes OI ma-thê-TAI e-THAU-ma-san LE-gon-tes
- sentence
KAI i-DON-tes OI ma-thê-TAI e-THAU-ma-san LE-gon-tes PÔS pa-ra-KHRÊ-ma e-ksê-RAN-thê HÊ sy-KÊ
Exegesis
The participle legontes {λέγοντες | légontes} marks the start of direct speech, followed by the interrogative adverb pos {Πῶς | pôs} ‘how’ and the temporal adverb parachrema {παραχῆμα | parakhrêma} ‘immediately’, underscoring the sudden effect.
In context — Matthew 21:20
And when the disciples saw it, they marveled, saying, “How did the fig tree wither so quickly?”
About this coordinate
Matthew 21:20:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Matthew 21:20, 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.21.20.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.21.20.W6.S1) and character.