Mark 10:27:5Mark.10.27.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
- word
LE-gei
- sentence
em-BLE-psas au-TOIS ho ee-ay-SOOS LE-gei pa-RA an-THRÔ-pois a-DY-na-ton al ou pa-RA the-Ô PAN-ta gar dy-na-TA pa-RA tôi the-Ô
Exegesis
The subject is then specified by the nominative ho Iesous {ὁ Ἰησοῦς | ho Iē-soús}, followed by the historic present legei {λέγει | lé-gei} “He says,” a narrative device that heightens immediacy.
In context — Mark 10:27
Having looked at them, Jesus says, “With men it is impossible , but not with God ; for with God all things are possible.”
About this coordinate
Mark 10:27:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Mark 10:27, 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.10.27.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.10.27.W5.S1) and character.