Revelation 18:21:15Rev.18.21.W15TAB
λέγων
legōn
“saying”
- Transliteration
- LE-gōn
- Extended
- LEH-gôhn
- IPA
- /ˈle.gɔːn/
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 | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
LE-gōn
- sentence
KAI Ê-ren HEIS AN-ge-los is-khy-ROS LI-thon hôs MY-li-non ME-gan KAI E-ba-len eis tên THA-las-san LE-gōn HOU-tōs hor-MÊ-ma-ti blê-THÊ-se-tai ba-by-LÔN hê me-GA-lê PO-lis KAI ou mê heu-re-THÊ E-ti
Exegesis
The participle legōn {λέγων | lé-gōn} ‘saying’ introduces the interpretive oracle, tightly linking the enacted sign with its verbal explanation.
In context — Revelation 18:21
And one mighty angel lifted up a stone like a great millstone and threw it into the sea, saying, “Thus, with a rush , Babylon the great city will be thrown down, and it will never be found again.”
About this coordinate
Revelation 18:21:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Revelation 18:21, so the Greek word λέγων (legōn) 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.18.21.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Rev.18.21.W15.S1) and character.