John 20:29:1John.20.29.W1TAB

λέγει

legei

{He} says

Transliteration
LE-gei
Extended
LEH-gei
IPA
/ˈle.ʝi/

Meaning by language

English
{He} 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. clause

    LE-gei au-TO ho ee-ay-SOOS

  3. sentence

    LE-gei au-TO ho ee-ay-SOOS HO-ti he-ô-ra-KAS me pe-PI-steu-kas ma-KA-ri-oi hoi MÊ i-DON-tes KAI pi-STEU-san-tes

Exegesis

The narrative present legei {λέγει | lé-gei} keeps the exchange vivid and immediate.

Root and etymology

legōlambda epsilon gamma omicron

to say, speak

In contextJohn 20:29

Jesus says to him, “Since you have seen Me, you have believed; blessed are those who did not see and yet believed.”

About this coordinate

John 20:29:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of John 20:29, 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.20.29.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (John.20.29.W1.S1) and character.