John 20:2:18John.20.2.W18TAB
λέγει
legei
“she says”
- Transliteration
- LE-gei
- Extended
- LE-gei
- IPA
- /ˈle.gei/
Meaning by language
- English
- she 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
- phraseyour reading level
KAI LE-gei au-TOIS
- clause
TRE-khei OON KAI ER-khe-tai PROS SI-mo-na PE-tron KAI PROS TON AL-lon ma-thê-TÊN HON e-PHI-lei ho ee-ay-SOOS KAI LE-gei au-TOIS
- sentence
TRE-khei OON KAI ER-khe-tai PROS SI-mo-na PE-tron KAI PROS TON AL-lon ma-thê-TÊN HON e-PHI-lei ho ee-ay-SOOS KAI LE-gei au-TOIS Ê-ran TON KY-ri-on ek TOO mnê-MEI-ou KAI OOK OI-da-men POO E-thê-kan au-TON
Exegesis
The narrative present legei autois {λέγει αὐτοῖς | lé-gei au-toîs} introduces direct speech in a lively way.
Root and etymology
legōlambda epsilon gamma omega
“to say, speak”
In context — John 20:2
So she runs and comes to Simon Peter and to the other disciple whom Jesus loved, and she says to them, “They have taken the Lord out of the tomb, and we do not know where they have laid Him.”
About this coordinate
John 20:2:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of John 20:2, 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.20.2.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (John.20.2.W18.S1) and character.