John 5:6:13John.5.6.W13TAB
λέγει
legei
“{he} says”
- Transliteration
- LE-gei
- Extended
- LE-gei
- IPA
- /ˈle.gei/
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
TOU-ton i-DÔN ho ee-ay-SOOS ka-ta-KEI-me-non KAI GNOUS HO-ti po-LYN Ê-DÊ KHRO-non E-khei LE-gei au-TOI THE-leis hy-gi-ÊS ge-NES-thai
Exegesis
The main narrative verb is the historical present legei {λέγει | lé-gei} “he says,” which brings the scene vividly into the present and governs the dative indirect object autō {αὐτῷ | au-tôi} “to him.”
In context — John 5:6
When Jesus saw him lying there, and knew that he had already been there a long time , He said to him, “Do you wish to become healthy?”
About this coordinate
John 5:6:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of John 5:6, 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.5.6.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (John.5.6.W13.S1) and character.