Luke 3:8:17Luke.3.8.W17PAT

λέγω

legô

I say

Transliteration
LE-gô
Extended
LE-gô
IPA
/ˈle.goː/

Meaning by language

English
I say
French
je dis
Spanish
digo
Portuguese
digo
German
ich sage
Russian
я говорю
Arabic-Simplified
أقول
Hindi
मैं कहता हूँ
Chinese-Simplified
我说
Korean
내가 말한다
Indonesian
aku berkata
Bengali
আমি বলি
Tagalog
sinasabi ko
Swahili
nasema
Amharic
እላለሁ
Yoruba
mo sọ
Igbo
m na-ekwu
Twi
meka
Ewe
me gblɔ

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Result
λέ + γω
le + gô
legô

Alphabet Analysis

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

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Word in context

  1. word

    LE-gô

  2. phraseyour reading level

    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

  3. clause

    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

  4. 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 3:8:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of Luke 3:8, so the Greek word λέγω (legô) 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.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.3.8.W17.S1) and character.