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
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-yi
- clause
LE-yi au-TO ho ee-ay-SOOS
- 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 context — John 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.