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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Result
λέ + γων
le + gōn
legōn

Alphabet Analysis

Lambdal — as in law
Epsilone — as in met (short)
Gammagh — guttural
Omegao — same as omicron
Nun — as in new

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Word in context

  1. word

    LE-gōn

  2. 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 contextRevelation 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.