Revelation 16:5:7Rev.16.5.W7TAB
λέγοντος
legontos
“saying”
- Transliteration
- LE-gon-tos
- Extended
- LEH-gohn-tohs
- IPA
- /ˈle.gon.tos/
Meaning by language
- English
- saying
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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 | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
LE-gon-tos
- sentence
KAI Ê-koo-sa tou an-GE-lou tôn hy-DA-tōn LE-gon-tos DI-kai-os EI ho ÔN KAI ho ÊN ho HO-si-os HO-ti TAU-ta E-kri-nas
Exegesis
The participle legontos {λέγοντος | lé-gon-tos} in the genitive agrees with angelou, forming a genitive absolute–like structure that smoothly introduces the direct speech.
In context — Revelation 16:5
And I heard the angel of the waters say, “Righteous are You , the One who is and who was, the Holy One, because You have judged these things.”
About this coordinate
Revelation 16:5:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Revelation 16:5, so the Greek word λέγοντος (legontos) 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.16.5.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Rev.16.5.W7.S1) and character.