John 19:26:12John.19.26.W12TAB
λέγει
leyei
“he says”
- Transliteration
- LE-yei
- Extended
- LEH-yei
- IPA
- /ˈle.ʝiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- he says
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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
- clause
ee-ay-SOOS OON i-DÔN TÊN mê-TE-ra KAI TON ma-thê-TÊN pa-re-STÔ-ta HON ê-GA-pa LE-yei TÊ mê-TRI
- sentence
ee-ay-SOOS OON i-DÔN TÊN mê-TE-ra KAI TON ma-thê-TÊN pa-re-STÔ-ta HON ê-GA-pa LE-yei TÊ mê-TRI GY-nai I-de ho hy-OS sou
Exegesis
The narrative then shifts to the historical present legei {λέγει | lé-gei} “He says,” followed by the indirect object te metri {τῇ μητρί | têi mē-trí} “to the mother,” which introduces the recipient of the ensuing speech.
In context — John 19:26
Therefore Jesus , seeing His mother and the disciple whom He loved standing nearby, says to His mother, “Woman, behold, your son.”
About this coordinate
John 19:26:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of John 19:26, 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.19.26.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (John.19.26.W12.S1) and character.