John 12:22:5John.12.22.W5TAB
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
ER-khe-tai ho PHI-lip-pos KAI LE-gei tôi an-DRE-ai ER-khe-tai an-DRE-as KAI PHI-lip-pos KAI LE-gou-sin tôi ee-AY-SOO
Exegesis
The first begins with verb–subject order, erchetai ho Philippos {ἔρχεται ὁ Φίλιππος | ér-khe-tai ho Phí-lip-pos} “Philip comes,” followed by the coordinated verb and indirect object, kai legei tō Andrea {καὶ λέγει τῷ Ἀνδρέᾳ | kaí lé-gei tô An-dré-a(i)} “and says to Andrew.”
In context — John 12:22
Philip comes and says to Andrew , and then Andrew and Philip come and say to Jesus .
About this coordinate
John 12:22:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of John 12:22, 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 John.12.22.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (John.12.22.W5.S1) and character.