John 19:14:11John.19.14.W11TAB

λέγει

legei

he says

Transliteration
LE-gei
Extended
LE-gei
IPA
/ˈle.gei/

Meaning by language

English
he says

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Result
λέ + γει
le + gei
legei

Alphabet Analysis

Lambdal — as in law
Epsilone — as in met (short)
Gammagh — guttural
Epsilone — as in met (short)
Iotai — as in machine

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Word in context

  1. word

    LE-gei

  2. clause

    kai LE-gei tois i-ou-DAI-ois

  3. sentence

    kai LE-gei tois i-ou-DAI-ois EE-de ho ba-si-LEUS hy-MÔN

Exegesis

The next clause uses a historical present, kai legei tois Ioudaiois {καὶ λέγει τοῖς Ἰουδαίοις | kaí lé-gei tois I-ou-daí-ois}, which heightens vividness in narrative by portraying the event as unfolding now. The dative phrase tois Ioudaiois marks the audience of the statement.

In contextJohn 19:14

Now it was the Preparation of the Passover ; it was about the sixth hour, and he said to the Jews, “Behold, your King !”

About this coordinate

John 19:14:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of John 19:14, so the Greek word λέγει (legei) 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.19.14.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (John.19.14.W11.S1) and character.