Revelation 13:4:15Rev.13.4.W15TAB
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
- sentence
KAI pro-se-KY-nee-san tôi DRA-kon-ti HO-ti E-do-ken tên ek-sou-SEE-an tôi thê-REE-ôi KAI pro-se-KY-nee-san tôi thê-REE-ôi LE-gon-tes TIS HO-moi-os tôi thê-REE-ôi KAI TIS DY-na-tai po-le-MÊ-sai met au-TOU
Exegesis
The participle legontes {λέγοντες | légontes} functions circumstantially, introducing the content of their worshipful acclamation.
In context — Revelation 13:4
And they worshiped the dragon , because he gave the authority to the beast; and they worshiped the beast, saying, “Who is like the beast, and who is able to wage war with him?”
About this coordinate
Revelation 13:4:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Revelation 13:4, 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 Rev.13.4.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Rev.13.4.W15.S1) and character.