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
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
EI-ta LE-yei TOI thô-MA
- 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 context — John 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.