Mark 14:41:6Mark.14.41.W6TAB
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 ER-khe-tai to TRI-ton kai LE-gei au-TOIS ka-THEU-de-te to LOI-pon kai a-na-PAU-es-the a-PE-khei ÊL-then hê HÔ-ra i-DOU pa-ra-DI-do-tai ho hy-OS tou an-THRÔ-pou eis tas KHEI-ras tôn ha-mar-tô-LÔN
Exegesis
The coordination kai legei {καὶ λέγει | kaí lé-gei} signals the shift to direct speech.
In context — Mark 14:41
And He came the third time and said to them, “Are you still sleeping and resting? It is enough. The hour has come; behold, the Son of Man is being betrayed into the hands of sinners.”
About this coordinate
Mark 14:41:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Mark 14:41, 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.14.41.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.14.41.W6.S1) and character.