John 14:9:1John.14.9.W1TAB

λέγει

leyi

{He} says

Transliteration
LE-yi
Extended
LEH-yi
IPA
/ˈle.ʝiː/

Meaning by language

English
{He} says

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Result
λέ + γει
le + yi
leyi

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-yi

  2. clause

    LE-yi au-TO ho ee-ay-SOOS

  3. sentence

    LE-yi au-TO ho ee-ay-SOOS to-SOO-tô KHRON-ô meth hy-MÔN EI-mi KAI OUK e-gnô-KAS me PHI-lip-pe

Exegesis

The narrative present λέγει {λέγει | lé-gei} opens the verse with immediacy, drawing the reader directly into Jesus' spoken reply.

Root and etymology

legōlambda epsilon gamma omega

to say, speak

In contextJohn 14:9

Jesus said to him, "Have I been with you all this long, and you have not come to know Me, Philip? The one who has seen Me has seen the Father . How can you say, 'Show us the Father'?"

About this coordinate

John 14:9:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of John 14:9, so the Greek word λέγει (leyi) 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.14.9.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (John.14.9.W1.S1) and character.