John 18:34:7John.18.34.W7TAB
λέγεις
leyeis
“{you} say”
- Transliteration
- LE-yeis
- Extended
- LEH-yeis
- IPA
- /ˈle.ʝiːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- {you} say
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 | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
LE-yeis
- clause
a-PO se-au-TOU SY TOU-to LE-yeis Ê AL-loi ei-PON soi pe-RI e-MOU
- sentence
a-pe-KRI-thê ee-ay-SOOS a-PO se-au-TOU SY TOU-to LE-yeis Ê AL-loi ei-PON soi pe-RI e-MOU
Exegesis
The present tense of legeis {λέγεις | lé-geis} ‘you say’ presents the utterance as a live personal claim rather than a detached report.
Root and etymology
legōl-e-g-o
“to say, speak”
In context — John 18:34
Jesus answered, “Are you saying this from yourself, or did others speak to you about Me?”
About this coordinate
John 18:34:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of John 18:34, so the Greek word λέγεις (leyeis) 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.18.34.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (John.18.34.W7.S1) and character.