Mark 11:21:5Mark.11.21.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
KAI a-nam-nê-STHEIS ho PE-tros LE-gei au-TOI rhab-BI I-de hê sy-KÊ hên ka-tê-RA-sô ex-Ê-ran-tai
Exegesis
The subject is marked by the articular proper name ho Petros {ὁ Πέτρος | ho Pétros}, and the main verb legei {λέγει | légei} is a historical present, a common narrative device that portrays the past event with vivid immediacy.
In context — Mark 11:21
And Peter , having remembered, says to Him , “Rabbi, look, the fig tree which You cursed has withered.”
About this coordinate
Mark 11:21:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Mark 11:21, 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.11.21.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.11.21.W5.S1) and character.