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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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
- clause
LE-yei au-TOI ho ee-ay-SOOS
- 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 context — John 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.