John 4:35:3John.4.35.W3TAB
λέγετε
legete
“say”
- Transliteration
- LE-ge-te
- Extended
- LEH-geh-teh
- IPA
- /ˈle.ɣʲe.te/
Meaning by language
- English
- say
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) | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) |
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The word
Word in context
- word
LE-ge-te
- sentence
OOKH hy-MEIS LE-ge-te HO-ti E-ti te-tra-mê-NOS ES-tin KAI HO the-ris-MOS ER-khe-te i-DOO LE-gô hy-MIN e-PA-ra-te TOUS oph-thal-MOUS hy-MŌN KAI the-A-sas-the TAS KHÔ-ras HO-ti leu-KAI EI-sin PROS the-ris-MON Ê-DÊ
Exegesis
The verse begins with a negative rhetorical frame, oukh hymeis legete {οὐχ ὑμεῖς λέγετε | oukh hy-meis le-ge-te}, which assumes a familiar saying and turns it into a challenge rather than a request for information.
In context — John 4:35
Is this not what you say: “There are still four months, and then the harvest comes”? Look, I say to you, raise your eyes and survey the fields, because they are already white for harvest .
About this coordinate
John 4:35:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of John 4:35, 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.4.35.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (John.4.35.W3.S1) and character.