John 13:10:1John.13.10.W1TAB

λέγει

leyei

{He} says

Transliteration
LE-yei
Extended
LEH-yei
IPA
/ˈle.ʝi/

Meaning by language

English
{He} says

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Result
λέ + γει
le + yei
leyei

Alphabet Analysis

Lambdal — as in law
Epsilone — as in met (short)
Gammagh — guttural
Epsilone — as in met (short)
Iotai — as in machine

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Word in context

  1. word

    LE-yei

  2. clause

    LE-yei au-TOI ho ee-ay-SOOS

  3. sentence

    LE-yei au-TOI ho ee-ay-SOOS ho le-lou-ME-nos ouk E-khei KHREI-an ei MÊ tous PO-das NI-psas-thai al ES-tin ka-tha-ROS HO-los kai hy-MEIS ka-tha-ROI ES-te al ou-KHI PAN-tes

Exegesis

The narrative begins with the historical present legei {λέγει | lé-gei} ‘he says’, establishing immediacy in the dialogue directed autō {αὐτῷ | au-tôi} ‘to him’.

Root and etymology

legolambda–epsilon–gamma–omega

to say, speak

In contextJohn 13:10

Jesus said to him, “The one who has bathed does not need to wash, except to wash his feet, but is entirely clean. And you are clean , but not all of you.”

About this coordinate

John 13:10:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of John 13:10, so the Greek word λέγει (leyei) 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.13.10.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (John.13.10.W1.S1) and character.