Luke 5:21:14Luke.5.21.W14TAB
λαλεῖ
lalei
“speaks”
- Transliteration
- la-LEI
- Extended
- lah-LEI
- IPA
- /laˈliː/
Meaning by language
- English
- speaks
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
Tap any key to hear its pronunciation
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
la-LEI
- sentence
KAI ÊR-ksan-to di-a-lo-GI-dze-sthai hoi gram-ma-TEIS KAI hoi pha-ri-SAIOI LE-gon-tes TIS ES-tin HOU-tos hos la-LEI blas-phê-MI-as TIS DY-na-tai ha-mar-TI-as a-PHEI-nai ei mê MO-nos ho the-OS
Exegesis
This is expanded by the relative clause hos lalei blasphēmias {ὃς λαλεῖ βλασφημίας | hòs laleî blasphēmías} ‘who speaks blasphemies,’ in which the present tense lalei underscores a characterization of His speech as ongoingly offensive.
In context — Luke 5:21
And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, “Who is this one who speaks blasphemies ? Who can forgive sins except God alone?”
About this coordinate
Luke 5:21:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Luke 5:21, so the Greek word λαλεῖ (lalei) 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.5.21.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.5.21.W14.S1) and character.