John 19:35:16John.19.35.W16TAB

λέγει,

legei

says

Transliteration
LE-gei
Extended
LEH-geh-ee
IPA
/ˈle.ʝiː/

Meaning by language

English
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. phraseyour reading level

    KAI e-KEI-nos OI-den HO-ti a-lê-THÊ LE-gei

  3. sentence

    KAI ho he-ô-ra-KOS me-mar-TY-rê-ken KAI a-lê-thi-NÊ au-TOU ES-tin hê mar-ty-RI-a KAI e-KEI-nos OI-den HO-ti a-lê-THÊ LE-gei HI-na KAI hy-MEIS pi-STEU-ê-te

Exegesis

The content clause hoti alēthē legei {ὅτι ἀληθῆ λέγει | hóti alēthḗ légei} presents “true things” said by the witness, where alēthē functions substantivally.

In contextJohn 19:35

And the one who has seen has testified , and his testimony is true , and he knows that he is saying what is true, so that you also may believe.

About this coordinate

John 19:35:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of John 19:35, 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.19.35.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (John.19.35.W16.S1) and character.