Mark 14:32:10Mark.14.32.W10TAB
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
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LE-gei
- sentence
KAI ER-khon-tai eis khô-REE-on hou to O-no-ma ge-thsê-ma-NEE KAI LE-gei tois ma-thê-TAIS au-TOU ka-THI-sa-te HÔ-de HE-ôs pro-SEU-ksô-mai
Exegesis
A second historical present, legei {λέγει | lé-gei} ‘he says’, introduces direct speech and keeps the narrative immediate.
In context — Mark 14:32
And they came to a place named Gethsemane , and He said to His disciples, “Sit here until I pray.”
About this coordinate
Mark 14:32:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Mark 14:32, 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.14.32.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.14.32.W10.S1) and character.