John 18:38:17John.18.38.W17TAB
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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Word in context
- word
LE-yei
- phraseyour reading level
KAI LE-yei au-TOIS
- clause
KAI TOO-to ei-PON PA-lin ek-SÊL-then pros tous i-ou-DAI-ous KAI LE-yei au-TOIS
- sentence
KAI TOO-to ei-PON PA-lin ek-SÊL-then pros tous i-ou-DAI-ous KAI LE-yei au-TOIS e-GÔ ou-de-MI-an heu-RI-sko en au-TO ai-TI-an
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 18:38:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 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.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (John.18.38.W17.S1) and character.