Luke 3:8:10Luke.3.8.W10PAT

λέγειν

legein

to say

Transliteration
LE-gein
Extended
LE-gein
IPA
/ˈle.ɣʲiːn/

Meaning by language

English
to say
French
à dire
Spanish
decir
Portuguese
dizer
German
zu sagen
Russian
говорить
Arabic-Simplified
تقولوا
Hindi
कहना
Chinese-Simplified
Korean
말하다
Indonesian
mengatakan
Bengali
বলতে
Tagalog
sabihin
Swahili
kusema
Amharic
መናገር
Yoruba
sọ
Igbo
ikwu
Twi
ka
Ewe
gblɔ

Greek · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
λέ + γειν
le + gein
legein

Alphabet Analysis

Lambdal — as in law
Epsilone — as in met (short)
Gammagh — guttural
Epsilone — as in met (short)
Iotai — as in machine
Nun — as in new

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Word in context

  1. word

    LE-gein

  2. clause

    KAI MÊ AR-ksê-sthe LE-gein en he-au-TOIS

  3. sentence

    poi-Ê-sa-te OON kar-POUS ak-SI-ous tês me-ta-NOI-as KAI MÊ AR-ksê-sthe LE-gein en he-au-TOIS pa-TE-ra E-kho-men ton a-bra-AM LE-gô GAR hy-MEEN HO-ti DY-na-tai ho the-OS ek tōn LI-thōn TOU-tōn e-GEIR-ai TEK-na tō a-bra-AM

In contextLuke 3:8

Produce therefore fruits worthy of the repentance and not begin to say in yourselves father we have {the} Abraham I say for to you that {He} is able {the} God from the stones these to raise up children for {the} Abraham

About this coordinate

Luke 3:8:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Luke 3:8, so the Greek word λέγειν (legein) 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 Luke.3.8.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.3.8.W10.S1) and character.