John 20:16:12John.20.16.W12TAB
λέγεται
legetai
“is called”
- Transliteration
- LE-ge-tai
- Extended
- LEH-geh-tai
- IPA
- /ˈle.ge.tai/
Meaning by language
- English
- is called
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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) | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
LE-ge-tai
- clause
rab-BOO-ni HO LE-ge-tai di-DAS-ka-le
- sentence
stra-PHEI-sa e-KEI-nê LE-gei au-TOI he-bra-is-TEE rab-BOO-ni HO LE-ge-tai di-DAS-ka-le
Exegesis
Hebraisti {Ἑβραϊστί | Heb-rai-is-tí} signals the language of Mary’s address, and the Aramaic Rabbouni {Ραββουνι | Rab-bou-ní} is then unpacked by the parenthetical relative clause ho legetai Didaskale {ὃ λέγεται Διδάσκαλε | ho lé-ge-tai Di-dás-ka-le}, where legetai marks conventional explanation rather than a fresh speech act. The result is a narrative hinge in which recognition is carried by name, reverence, and translation.
In context — John 20:16
Jesus says to her, “Mary.” After turning, she says to Him in Aramaic, “Rabbouni,” which is called Teacher .
About this coordinate
John 20:16:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of John 20:16, so the Greek word λέγεται (legetai) 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.20.16.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (John.20.16.W12.S1) and character.