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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Result
λέ + γει
le + gei
legei

Alphabet Analysis

Lambdal — as in law
Epsilone — as in met (short)
Gammagh — guttural
Epsilone — as in met (short)
Iotai — as in machine

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Word in context

  1. word

    LE-gei

  2. phraseyour reading level

    KAI LE-gei au-TOIS

  3. 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

  4. 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 contextJohn 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.