John 9:12:7John.9.12.W7TAB
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
KAI EI-pan au-TOI POU es-TIN e-KEI-nos LE-gei OUK OI-da
Exegesis
The second half shifts with legei {λέγει | lé-gei} ‘he says,’ a historical present that keeps the exchange vivid and immediate.
Root and etymology
leglambda epsilon gamma
“to say, speak”
In context — John 9:12
And they said to him, “Where is he ?” He says, “I do not know .”
About this coordinate
John 9:12:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of John 9:12, 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.9.12.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (John.9.12.W7.S1) and character.