Mark 10:23:5Mark.10.23.W5TAB
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
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LE-gei
- sentence
KAI pe-ri-ble-PSA-me-nos ho ee-ay-SOOS LE-gei tois ma-thê-TAIS au-TOU PÔS dys-KO-lôs hoi ta KHRÊ-ma-ta E-kho-ntes eis tên ba-si-LEI-an tou the-OU ei-se-LEU-son-tai
Exegesis
The present indicative legei {λέγει | lé-gei} introduces direct discourse addressed to the dative phrase tois mathetais autou {τοῖς μαθηταῖς αὐτοῦ | toîs mathētâis autoû}, marking the disciples as recipients of the teaching.
In context — Mark 10:23
And Jesus , after looking around, says to His disciples, “How difficult it is for those who have riches to enter the kingdom of God .”
About this coordinate
Mark 10:23:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Mark 10:23, 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 Mark.10.23.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.10.23.W5.S1) and character.