Matthew 22:23:8Matt.22.23.W8TAB
⸀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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Word in context
- word
LE-gon-tes
- phraseyour reading level
LE-gon-tes MÊ EI-nai a-NA-sta-sin
- sentence
en e-KEI-nêi TÊI hê-ME-rai pro-SÊL-thon au-TÔI sad-dou-KAI-oi LE-gon-tes MÊ EI-nai a-NA-sta-sin KAI e-pê-RÔ-tê-san au-TON
Exegesis
The participle legontes {λέγοντες | légontes} is a present active participle in the nominative masculine plural, syntactically adverbial, explaining the manner or accompanying action of their approach: they come while asserting their doctrinal stance.
In context — Matthew 22:23
On that day Sadducees came to Him , saying that there is no resurrection, and they questioned Him.
About this coordinate
Matthew 22:23:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Matthew 22:23, 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.22.23.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.22.23.W8.S1) and character.