Mark 2:5:8Mark.2.5.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 i-DŌN ho ee-ay-SOOS tên PI-stin au-TÔN LE-gei tôi pa-ra-ly-ti-KÔI TEK-non a-PHI-en-TAI sou hai ha-mar-TI-ai
Exegesis
The historical present legei {λέγει | lé-gei} introduces direct speech with vivid immediacy.
In context — Mark 2:5
And Jesus , seeing their faith, says to the paralytic, “Child, your sins are forgiven.”
About this coordinate
Mark 2:5:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Mark 2:5, 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.2.5.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.2.5.W8.S1) and character.