John 19:5:15John.19.5.W15TAB
λέγει
legei
“he says”
- Transliteration
- LE-gei
- Extended
- LE-gei
- IPA
- /ˈle.gei/
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-gei
- clause
KAI LE-gei au-TOIS
- sentence
KAI LE-gei au-TOIS i-DOU ho AN-thrô-pos
Exegesis
The clause kai legei autois {καὶ λέγει αὐτοῖς | kaì légei autoîs} uses a present-tense narrative form (historical present), and its subject is implicit, supplied from the immediate discourse context as Pilate; the translation makes this explicit for clarity.
In context — John 19:5
Therefore Jesus came outside, wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe, and Pilate says to them, “Look , the man.”
About this coordinate
John 19:5:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of John 19:5, 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.19.5.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (John.19.5.W15.S1) and character.