Matthew 23:36:2Matt.23.36.W2TAB
λέγω
legô
“I say”
- Transliteration
- LE-gô
- Extended
- LEH-gô
- IPA
- /ˈle.gɔː/
Meaning by language
- English
- I say
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 |
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The word
Word in context
- word
LE-gô
- phraseyour reading level
a-MÊN LE-gô hy-MIN
- sentence
a-MÊN LE-gô hy-MIN HÊ-ksei TAU-ta PAN-ta e-PI TÊN ye-ne-AN TAU-tên
Exegesis
The finite verb legō {λέγω | légō} ‘I say’ has its subject encoded in the verb ending, and the indirect object is expressed explicitly by hymin {ὑμῖν | hymîn} ‘to you’, forming the formulaic introduction “Truly I say to you,” which underscores the authority and reliability of the pronouncement. A comma after hymin in Greek separates this introductory formula from the main predictive clause.
Root and etymology
legōlambda–epsilon–gamma–omega
“to say, speak”
In context — Matthew 23:36
Truly I say to you, all these things will come upon this generation .
About this coordinate
Matthew 23:36:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Matthew 23:36, so the Greek word λέγω (legô) 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.23.36.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.23.36.W2.S1) and character.