James 4:5:7Jas.4.5.W7TAB
λέγει
legei
“says”
- Transliteration
- LE-gei
- Extended
- LEH-gei
- 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
Ê do-KEI-te HO-ti ke-NÔS hê gra-PHÊ LE-gei pros PHTHO-non e-pi-po-THEI to PNEU-ma ho ka-TÔI-ki-sen en hê-MIN
Exegesis
The adverb kenos {κενῶς | ke-nôs} ‘in vain’ modifies legei {λέγει | lé-gei} ‘says’, emphasizing that Scripture never speaks groundlessly.
In context — James 4:5
Or do you think that the Scripture speaks in vain, “He yearns with jealous desire for the spirit that He has made to dwell in us”?
About this coordinate
James 4:5:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of James 4:5, 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 Jas.4.5.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Jas.4.5.W7.S1) and character.