Mark 14:13:8Mark.14.13.W8TAB
λέγει
legei
“he says”
- Transliteration
- LE-gei
- Extended
- LEH-gei
- IPA
- /ˈle.gei/
Meaning by language
- English
- he 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-po-STEL-lei DY-o tôn ma-thê-TÔN au-TOU KAI LE-gei au-TOIS hy-PA-ge-te eis tên PO-lin KAI a-pan-TÊ-sei hy-MIN AN-thrô-pos ke-RA-mi-on HY-da-tos bas-TA-dzôn a-ko-lou-THÊ-sa-te au-TÔI
Exegesis
The verse opens with coordinated historical present verbs, apostellei {ἀποστέλλει | apostéllei} and legei {λέγει | légei}, joined by kai {καί | kaí}, which create a vivid narrative effect while describing past events.
In context — Mark 14:13
And He sent two of His disciples and said to them, “Go into the city, and a man carrying a jar of water will meet you; follow him.”
About this coordinate
Mark 14:13:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Mark 14:13, 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.14.13.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.14.13.W8.S1) and character.