Matthew 15:34:2Matt.15.34.W2TAB
λέγει
legei
“he says”
- Transliteration
- LE-gei
- Extended
- LEH-gei
- IPA
- /ˈle.ɣiː/
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 LE-gei au-TOIS ho ee-ay-SOOS PO-sous AR-tous E-khe-te hoi de EI-pan hep-TA KAI o-LI-ga ikh-THY-di-a
Exegesis
The verse opens with the narrative connector kai legei autois ho Iesous {καὶ λέγει αὐτοῖς ὁ Ἰησοῦς | kaí lé-gei autoîs ho Iē-soûs} “and Jesus says to them,” where the present indicative legei functions as a historical present, heightening vividness in the ongoing story.
In context — Matthew 15:34
And Jesus said to them, “How many loaves do you have?” They said, “Seven, and a few small fish .”
About this coordinate
Matthew 15:34:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Matthew 15:34, 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 Matt.15.34.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.15.34.W2.S1) and character.