Matthew 3:9:4Matt.3.9.W4PAT

λέγειν

legein

to say

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

Meaning by language

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

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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 DO-ksÊ-te LE-gein en he-au-TOIS

  3. sentence

    KAI MÊ DO-ksÊ-te LE-gein en he-au-TOIS pa-TE-ra E-kho-men ton a-bra-AM LE-gÔ GAR hy-MIN HO-ti DY-na-tai ho the-OS ek TÔN LI-thÔN TOU-tÔN e-GEI-rai TEK-na TÔI a-bra-AM

In contextMatthew 3:9

and not think to say in yourselves father we have {the} Abraham I say for to you that is able {the} God from the stones these to raise up children for {the} Abraham

About this coordinate

Matthew 3:9:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Matthew 3:9, 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 Matt.3.9.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.3.9.W4.S1) and character.