John 4:20:11John.4.20.W11TAB
λέγετε
legete
“say”
- Transliteration
- LE-ge-te
- Extended
- LEH-geh-teh
- IPA
- /ˈle.ge.te/
Meaning by language
- English
- say
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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) | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) |
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Word in context
- word
LE-ge-te
- sentence
hoi PA-te-res hê-MON en tôi O-rei TOU-toi pro-se-KY-nê-san KAI hy-MEIS LE-ge-te HO-ti en hi-e-ro-so-LY-mois es-TIN ho TO-pos HO-pou pros-ky-NEIN DEI
Exegesis
This pronoun, combined with λέγετε {λέγετε | légete} “you say,” sets up a contrast between “our ancestors” and “you (Jews).”
In context — John 4:20
Our fathers worshipped on this mountain , and you say that in Jerusalem is the place where it is necessary to worship.
About this coordinate
John 4:20:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of John 4:20, so the Greek word λέγετε (legete) 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.4.20.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (John.4.20.W11.S1) and character.