John 4:21:1John.4.21.W1TAB
λέγει
legei
“{He} says”
- Transliteration
- LE-gei
- Extended
- LEH-gei
- IPA
- /ˈle.ɣiː/
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-gei
- sentence
LE-gei au-TÊI ho ee-ay-SOOS PI-steu-e moi GY-nai HO-ti ER-khe-tai HÔ-ra HO-te OO-te en tôi O-rei TOU-toi OO-te en hi-e-ro-so-LY-mois pros-ky-NÊ-se-te tôi pa-TRI
Exegesis
The sentence opens with the historical present legei {λέγει | lé-gei} introducing direct speech, a common Johannine narrative feature that gives vividness to the scene.
Root and etymology
legolambda–epsilon–gamma–omega
“to say, speak”
In context — John 4:21
Jesus said to her, “Woman, believe Me, the hour is coming when neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem will you worship the Father .”
About this coordinate
John 4:21:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of John 4:21, 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.4.21.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (John.4.21.W1.S1) and character.