Luke 18:6:11Luke.18.6.W11TAB
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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Word in context
- word
LE-gei
- sentence
EI-pen de ho KY-ree-os a-KOU-sa-te TI ho kri-TÊS tês a-di-KI-as LE-gei
Exegesis
The present tense legei {λέγει | lé-gei} functions as a historical present, vivid “is saying,” and is rendered literally in the formal while its sense is captured nominally in the dynamic.
In context — Luke 18:6
Then the Lord said, “Listen carefully to what the judge of unrighteousness is saying.”
About this coordinate
Luke 18:6:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Luke 18:6, 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 Luke.18.6.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.18.6.W11.S1) and character.