Luke 16:7:14Luke.16.7.W14TAB
λέγει
legei
“he says”
- Transliteration
- LE-gei
- Extended
- LEH-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
E-pe-ta he-TE-rô EI-pen SY de PO-son o-PHEI-leis ho de EI-pen he-ka-TON KO-rous SI-tou LE-gei au-TÔ DEK-sai sou ta GRAm-ma-ta KAI GRAP-son og-do-Ê-kon-ta
Exegesis
The transition to the historical present legei {λέγει | lé-gei} intensifies the steward’s directive.
Root and etymology
legōlambda–epsilon–gamma–omega
“to say, speak”
In context — Luke 16:7
Then he said to another, “And you, how much do you owe?” He answered, “One hundred measures of wheat.” Then he said to him, “Take your bill and write eighty .”
About this coordinate
Luke 16:7:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Luke 16:7, 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 Luke.16.7.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.16.7.W14.S1) and character.