1 Corinthians 14:16:211 Cor.14.16.W21TAB
λέγεις
legeis
“you say”
- Transliteration
- LE-geis
- Extended
- LEH-geis
- IPA
- /ˈle.geis/
Meaning by language
- English
- you say
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Alphabet Analysis
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
LE-geis
- sentence
e-PEI e-AN eu-lo-GÊIS PNEU-ma-ti ho a-na-plê-RÔN ton TO-pon tou i-di-Ô-tou PÔS e-REI to a-MÊN e-PI tê sê eu-kha-ris-TI-a e-pei-DÊ TI LE-geis ouk OI-den
Exegesis
A causal clause follows, introduced by epeide {ἐπειδὴ | e-pei-dḕ} ‘since’, whose content is the object clause ti legeis {τί λέγεις | tí lé-geis} ‘what you are saying’.
In context — 1 Corinthians 14:16
For if you bless with the spirit , how will the one occupying the place of the unlearned say the Amen at your thanksgiving, since he does not know what you are saying?
About this coordinate
1 Corinthians 14:16:21 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 21 of 1 Corinthians 14:16, so the Greek word λέγεις (legeis) 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 1 Cor.14.16.W21, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Cor.14.16.W21.S1) and character.