John 14:6:1John.14.6.W1TAB

λέγει

leyei

Says

Transliteration
LE-yei
Extended
LE-yei
IPA
/ˈle.ʝiː/

Meaning by language

English
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 e-GÔ EI-mi hê ho-DOS KAI hê a-LÊ-thei-a KAI hê zô-Ê ou-DEIS ER-khe-tai PROS TON pa-TÊ-ra ei MÊ di e-MOU

Exegesis

The narrative present legei {λέγει | lé-gei} ‘he is saying’ introduces direct speech with immediacy.

Root and etymology

legōlambda epsilon gamma omega

to say, speak

In contextJohn 14:6

Jesus said to him, "I am the path, the truth, and the life; no one reaches the Father except through Me."

About this coordinate

John 14:6:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of John 14:6, 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.14.6.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (John.14.6.W1.S1) and character.