Luke 22:11:7Luke.22.11.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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Word in context
- word
LE-gei
- sentence
KAI e-REI-te tôi oi-ko-des-PO-têi tês oi-KEE-as LE-gei soi ho di-DAS-ka-los POU ES-tin to ka-TA-ly-ma HO-pou to PAS-kha me-TA tôn ma-thê-TÔN mou PHA-gô
Exegesis
Direct speech then begins with Legei soi ho didaskalos {Λέγει σοι ὁ διδάσκαλος | Légei soi ho didáskalos} ‘the Teacher says to you’, where the subject follows the verb, creating a spoken, immediate feel.
In context — Luke 22:11
And you will say to the master of the house, “The Teacher says to you, ‘Where is the guest room, where I may eat the Passover with My disciples?’”
About this coordinate
Luke 22:11:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Luke 22:11, 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.22.11.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.22.11.W7.S1) and character.