John 4:49:1John.4.49.W1TAB
λέγει
legei
“{He} says”
- Transliteration
- LE-gei
- Extended
- LEH-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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The word
Word in context
- word
LE-gei
- sentence
LE-gei PROS au-TON ho ba-si-li-KOS KY-ri-e ka-TA-bê-thi PRIN a-po-tha-NEIN TO pai-DI-on mou
Exegesis
The verse opens with the historical present legei {λέγει | lé-gei} ‘he says’, a common Johannine narrative device that makes the scene vivid for the reader.
Root and etymology
legolambda–epsilon–gamma–omega
“to say, speak”
In context — John 4:49
The royal official said to Him , “Lord, come down before my child dies.”
About this coordinate
John 4:49:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of John 4:49, 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.4.49.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (John.4.49.W1.S1) and character.