Luke 20:42:4Luke.20.42.W4TAB
λέγει
legei
“says”
- Transliteration
- LE-gei
- Extended
- LEH-gei
- IPA
- /ˈle.ɣei/
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
au-TOS gar da-VID LE-gei en BI-blō psal-MŌN EI-pen KY-ri-os tō ky-RI-ō mou KA-thou ek de-kshi-ŌN mou
Exegesis
The main verb legei {λέγει | lé-gei} ‘says’ is present tense, a common idiom in citation formulas that portrays Scripture as speaking in an ongoing way.
In context — Luke 20:42
For David himself says in the book of Psalms, “The Lord said to my Lord, ‘Sit at my right hand .’”
About this coordinate
Luke 20:42:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Luke 20:42, 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.20.42.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.20.42.W4.S1) and character.