John 19:6:14John.19.6.W14TAB
λέγει
leyei
“{he} said”
- Transliteration
- LE-yei
- Extended
- LE-yei
- IPA
- /ˈle.ʝiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- {he} said
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
- clause
LE-yei au-TOIS ho pi-LA-tos
- sentence
LE-yei au-TOIS ho pi-LA-tos LA-be-te au-TON HY-MEIS KAI stau-RÔ-sa-te e-GÔ GAR oukh heu-RI-skô en au-TÔ ai-TI-an
Exegesis
A narrative shift occurs with legei {λέγει | lé-gei} ‘he says’, a historical present that brings Pilate’s response into vivid immediacy.
In context — John 19:6
When therefore the chief priests and the officers saw Him , they cried out, saying, “Crucify, crucify!” Pilate says to them, “Take Him yourselves and crucify Him; for I find no charge in Him.”
About this coordinate
John 19:6:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of John 19:6, 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.19.6.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (John.19.6.W14.S1) and character.