Mark 15:2:18Mark.15.2.W18TAB
λέγεις
legeis
“say {so}”
- Transliteration
- LE-geis
- Extended
- LEH-geis
- IPA
- /ˈle.geis/
Meaning by language
- English
- say {so}
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
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 | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
LE-geis
- sentence
KAI e-pê-RÔ-tê-sen au-TON ho pi-LA-tos SY EI ho ba-si-LEUS tÔN i-ou-da-I-ôn ho de a-po-kri-THEIS au-TÔI LE-gei SY LE-geis
Exegesis
Jesus’ reply Sy legeis {Σὺ λέγεις | sý lé-geis} retains the fronted “You” for emphasis, grammatically assigning ownership of the statement to Pilate. In English the formal rendering “You say so” preserves this ambiguity, while the dynamic “Those are your words” makes explicit the nuance that Jesus neither straightforwardly affirms nor directly denies the title, but reflects it back to the questioner.
In context — Mark 15:2
And Pilate asked Him , “Are You the King of the Jews?” And answering, He said to him, “You say so.”
About this coordinate
Mark 15:2:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of Mark 15:2, so the Greek word λέγεις (legeis) 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.15.2.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.15.2.W18.S1) and character.