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
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
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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The word
Word in context
- word
LE-yei
- clause
LE-yei au-TOI ho ee-ay-SOOS
- 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 context — John 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.