Matthew 21:9:11Matt.21.9.W11TAB
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
HOI DE OKH-loi HOI pro-A-gon-tes au-TON KAI HOI a-ko-loo-THOON-tes E-kra-zon LE-gon-tes
- sentence
HOI DE OKH-loi HOI pro-A-gon-tes au-TON KAI HOI a-ko-loo-THOON-tes E-kra-zon LE-gon-tes hô-san-NA TÔ hyi-Ô dau-ID eu-lo-yê-ME-nos HO er-KHO-me-nos EN o-NO-ma-ti ky-REE-oo hô-san-NA EN TOIS hy-PSI-stois
Exegesis
The participle legontes {λέγοντες | lé-gon-tes} ‘saying’ introduces the acclamation formula.
In context — Matthew 21:9
And the crowds before Him and those behind were crying out, “Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is the One coming in the name of the Lord ; Hosanna in the highest!”
About this coordinate
Matthew 21:9:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Matthew 21:9, 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.21.9.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.21.9.W11.S1) and character.