John 18:38:1John.18.38.W1TAB
λέγει
leyei
“says”
- Transliteration
- LE-yei
- Extended
- LEH-yei
- IPA
- /ˈle.ʝiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- 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-yei
- clause
LE-yei au-TO ho pi-LA-tos
- sentence
LE-yei au-TO ho pi-LA-tos TI es-TIN a-LÊ-thei-a
Exegesis
The verse begins with the historical present legei {λέγει | lé-gei} ‘he says’, a stylistic feature in John that lends vividness to narrative scenes.
The narrative again uses the historical present legei {λέγει | lé-gei} ‘he says’ to introduce Pilate’s statement to the crowd, with autois {αὐτοῖς | au-toîs} ‘to them’ clarifying the new audience.
Root and etymology
legōl-e-g-o
“to say, speak”
In context — John 18:38
Pilate said to Him , “What is truth?” And having said this, he went out again to the Jews and said to them, “I find no charge in Him.”
About this coordinate
John 18:38:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of John 18:38, 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.18.38.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (John.18.38.W1.S1) and character.