Matthew 22:43:11Matt.22.43.W11TAB
λέγων·
legôn
“saying”
- Transliteration
- LE-gôn
- Extended
- LEH-gôn
- IPA
- /ˈle.ɡɔːn/
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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Word in context
- word
LE-gôn
- clause
PÔS OON dau-ID en PNEU-ma-ti ka-LEI au-TON KY-ree-on LE-gôn
- sentence
LE-yei au-TOIS PÔS OON dau-ID en PNEU-ma-ti ka-LEI au-TON KY-ree-on LE-gôn
Exegesis
The participle legōn {λέγων | lég-ōn} ‘saying’ is circumstantial, introducing the direct quotation that will follow in the next verse and tightly linking David’s Spirit-inspired speech to the Christological claim Jesus is making. In translation, the logical connector ‘then’ and the historical present ‘he says’ are rendered with natural narrative English while preserving the interrogative force and the emphasis on David’s inspired confession.
In context — Matthew 22:43
He said to them, “How then does David, in the Spirit , call Him Lord , saying,
About this coordinate
Matthew 22:43:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Matthew 22:43, 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.22.43.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.22.43.W11.S1) and character.