Matthew 13:10:11Matt.13.10.W11TAB

λαλεῖς

laleis

you speak

Transliteration
la-LEIS
Extended
lah-LEIS
IPA
/laˈleːs/

Meaning by language

English
you speak

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Result
λα + λεῖς
la + leis
laleis

Alphabet Analysis

Lambdal — as in law
Alphaah — as in father
Lambdal — as in law
Epsilone — as in met (short)
Iotai — as in machine
Sigma (final)s — used only at end of words

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Word in context

  1. word

    la-LEIS

  2. sentence

    KAI pro-sel-THON-tes hoi ma-thê-TAI EI-pan au-TOI di-A TI en pa-ra-bo-LAIS la-LEIS au-TOIS

Exegesis

The prepositional phrase en parabolais {ἐν παραβολαῖς | en parabolâis}, using en with the dative, expresses the manner or medium of Jesus’ speech, while laleis {λαλεῖς | laleîs} in the second person singular directly addresses Him.

Root and etymology

laleōlambda–alpha–lambda–epsilon–omega

to speak, to talk

In contextMatthew 13:10

And the disciples came and said to Him , “Why do You speak to them in parables ?”

About this coordinate

Matthew 13:10:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Matthew 13:10, so the Greek word λαλεῖς (laleis) 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 Matt.13.10.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.13.10.W11.S1) and character.