John 18:26:1John.18.26.W1TAB
λέγει
leyei
“He says”
- Transliteration
- LE-YEI
- Extended
- LEH-YEI
- IPA
- /ˈle.ʝiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- He 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
- phraseyour reading level
LE-YEI HEIS ek tôn DOU-lōn TOU ar-khi-e-RE-ōs
- clause
LE-YEI HEIS ek tôn DOU-lōn TOU ar-khi-e-RE-ōs syng-ge-NÊS ŌN HOU a-PE-kop-sen PE-tros TO ō-TI-on
- sentence
LE-YEI HEIS ek tôn DOU-lōn TOU ar-khi-e-RE-ōs syng-ge-NÊS ŌN HOU a-PE-kop-sen PE-tros TO ō-TI-on OUK e-GŌ se EI-don en TOI KÊ-pōi met au-TOU
Exegesis
The sentence begins with the historical present legei {λέγει | lé-gei} ‘says’, which keeps the scene immediate and confrontational.
Root and etymology
legōl-e-g-o
“to say, speak”
In context — John 18:26
One of the high priest's servants, a relative of the man whose ear Peter had cut off, says, “Did I not see you with Him in the garden?”
About this coordinate
John 18:26:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of John 18:26, 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.18.26.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (John.18.26.W1.S1) and character.