Acts 2:34:8Acts.2.34.W8TAB
λέγει
legei
“he says”
- Transliteration
- LE-gei
- Extended
- LEH-gei
- IPA
- /ˈle.gei/
Meaning by language
- English
- he says
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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 |
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Word in context
- word
LE-gei
- sentence
ou gar da-UEID a-NE-bê eis tous ou-ra-NOUS LE-gei de au-TOS EI-pen ho KY-ree-os tôi ky-REE-ôi mou KA-thou ek de-ksi-ÔN mou
Exegesis
The next clause, legei de autos {λέγει δὲ αὐτός | lé-gei dè au-tós}, uses a present tense verb after aorist narrative to give the Old Testament citation vivid, ongoing relevance; de introduces a mild contrast, and autos placed after the verb is intensive, emphasizing that David personally is the one who “says” this.
In context — Acts 2:34
For David did not ascend into the heavens, but he himself says, “The Lord said to my Lord, ‘Sit at My right hand .’”
About this coordinate
Acts 2:34:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Acts 2:34, so the Greek word λέγει (legei) 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 Acts.2.34.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.2.34.W8.S1) and character.