Acts 21:37:9Acts.21.37.W9TAB
λέγει
legei
“says”
- Transliteration
- LE-gei
- Extended
- LEH-ghei
- IPA
- /ˈle.gei/
Meaning by language
- English
- 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
MEL-lōn te ei-SA-ge-sthai eis tēn pa-rem-bo-LĒN ho PAU-los LE-gei tō khi-li-AR-khō ei EK-se-STIN moi ei-PEIN ti pros SE ho de E-phē hel-lē-nis-TI gi-NŌ-skeis
Exegesis
In the main clause, Paulos legei tōi chiliarchōi {Παῦλος λέγει τῷ χιλιάρχῳ | Paû-los lé-gei tôi khi-li-ár-khōi} ‘Paul says to the commander’ uses a historical present for immediacy.
In context — Acts 21:37
As Paul prepared to enter the barracks, he addressed the commander , “Is it permitted for me to say something to you?” The commander replied, “Do you know Greek?”
About this coordinate
Acts 21:37:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Acts 21:37, 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.21.37.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.21.37.W9.S1) and character.