John 6:8:1John.6.8.W1TAB
λέγει
legei
“says”
- Transliteration
- LE-gei
- Extended
- LEH-gei
- IPA
- /ˈle.gei/
Meaning by language
- English
- 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 au-TOI HEIS ek tôn ma-thê-TÔN au-TOU an-DRE-as ho a-del-PHOS SI-mō-nos PE-trou
Exegesis
The verse begins with the verb legei {λέγει | lé-gei} functioning as a historical present, a common Johannine device that vividly presents past narrative as if unfolding in the present.
Root and etymology
legōlambda epsilon gamma omega
“to say, speak”
In context — John 6:8
One of His disciples , Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter, said to Him ,
About this coordinate
John 6:8:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of John 6:8, 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.6.8.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (John.6.8.W1.S1) and character.