John 13:24:12John.13.24.W12TAB
λέγει.
leyei
“he speaks”
- Transliteration
- LE-yei
- Extended
- LE-yei
- IPA
- /ˈle.ʝiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- he speaks
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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-yei
- sentence
NEU-ei OON TOU-tō SI-mōn PE-tros py-THES-thai TIS AN EI-ê pe-RI HOO LE-yei
Exegesis
The phrase περὶ οὗ {περὶ οὗ | pe-rí hoû} ‘concerning whom’ introduces the topic of Jesus’ speech, while λέγει {λέγει | lé-gei} ‘is saying’ functions as a vivid historical present, keeping the scene immediate. The English renderings therefore preserve the gesture-first order, the purpose clause, and the tentative indirect question while smoothing the sentence into natural prose.
Root and etymology
legōlambda epsilon gamma omega
“to say, speak”
In context — John 13:24
Simon Peter therefore motioned to this one to ask who it might be that He was speaking about.
About this coordinate
John 13:24:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of John 13:24, 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.13.24.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (John.13.24.W12.S1) and character.