John 19:4:8John.19.4.W8TAB
λέγει
leyei
“says”
- Transliteration
- LE-YEI
- Extended
- LE-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
ho pi-LÁ-tos KAI LE-YEI au-TOIS
- clause
KAI eks-SÊL-then PÁ-lin ÉK-sô ho pi-LÁ-tos KAI LE-YEI au-TOIS
- sentence
KAI eks-SÊL-then PÁ-lin ÉK-sô ho pi-LÁ-tos KAI LE-YEI au-TOIS I-de A-gô hy-MIN au-TON ÉK-sô HI-na GNÔ-te HÓ-ti ou-de-MÍ-an ai-TÍ-an eu-RÍ-skô en au-TÔ
Exegesis
Ho Pilatos {ὁ Πιλᾶτος | ho Pi-lâ-tos} ‘the Pilate’ serves as the subject of the historical present legei {λέγει | lé-gei} ‘he says,’ which introduces direct speech.
In context — John 19:4
And Pilate went out again and said to them, “Behold, I am bringing Him out to you so that you may know that I find no charge in Him.”
About this coordinate
John 19:4:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of John 19:4, 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.19.4.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (John.19.4.W8.S1) and character.