John 4:34:1John.4.34.W1TAB
λέγει
legei
“{He} says”
- Transliteration
- LE-gei
- Extended
- LE-gei
- IPA
- /ˈle.ɣiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- {He} says
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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) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
LE-gei
- sentence
LE-gei au-TOIS HO ee-ay-SOOS e-MON BRÔ-ma es-TIN HI-na poi-Ê-sô TO THE-lê-ma TOO pemp-san-TOS ME KAI te-lei-Ô-sô au-TOO TO ER-gon
Exegesis
The verse opens with the narrative present legei {λέγει | lég-ei} introducing direct discourse, followed by the indirect object autois {αὐτοῖς | au-toîs} “to them.”
Root and etymology
legolambda–epsilon–gamma–omega
“to say, speak”
In context — John 4:34
Jesus says to them, “My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me and to complete His work.”
About this coordinate
John 4:34:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of John 4:34, 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.4.34.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (John.4.34.W1.S1) and character.