John 20:27:2John.20.27.W2TAB

λέγει

leyei

he says

Transliteration
LE-yei
Extended
LE-yei
IPA
/ˈle.ʝiː/

Meaning by language

English
he says

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Result
λέ + γει
le + yei
leyei

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-yei

  2. clause

    EI-ta LE-yei TOI thô-MA

  3. sentence

    EI-ta LE-yei TOI thô-MA PHE-re TON dak-ty-LON soo HÔ-de KAI I-de TAS khei-RAS moo KAI PHE-re TÊN khei-RA soo KAI BA-le eis TÊN pleu-RAN moo KAI MÊ YI-noo A-pis-tos al-LA pis-TOS

Exegesis

The reporting verb legei {λέγει | lé-gei} uses the historical present, giving the scene immediacy and drawing the reader into the moment of confrontation and reassurance.

Root and etymology

legōlambda epsilon gamma omega

to say, speak

In contextJohn 20:27

Then He says to Thomas, “Bring your finger here and examine My hands; bring your hand and set it into My side; and do not grow unbelieving, but believing.”

About this coordinate

John 20:27:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of John 20:27, 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.20.27.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (John.20.27.W2.S1) and character.