John 19:10:8John.19.10.W8TAB
λαλεῖς;
laleis
“you speak”
- Transliteration
- la-LEIS
- Extended
- lah-LEIS
- IPA
- /laˈleːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- you speak
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| 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
la-LEIS
- clause
e-MOI oo la-LEIS
- sentence
LE-yei OON au-TO ho pi-LA-tos e-MOI oo la-LEIS
Exegesis
The sequence Emoi ou laleis {Ἐμοὶ οὐ λαλεῖς | E-moi ou la-LEIS} is fronted with Emoi for emphasis, yielding the sense “To me You are not speaking?” and functioning rhetorically as a reproachful question. The second question, Ouk oidas hoti…
In context — John 19:10
Therefore Pilate said to Him , “Do You not speak to me? Do You not know that I have authority to release You, and that I have authority to crucify You?”
About this coordinate
John 19:10:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of John 19:10, so the Greek word λαλεῖς; (laleis) 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.19.10.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (John.19.10.W8.S1) and character.