Matthew 16:2:8Matt.16.2.W8TAB
λέγετε·
leyete
“you say”
- Transliteration
- LE-ye-te
- Extended
- LEH-yeh-teh
- IPA
- /ˈle.ʝe.te/
Meaning by language
- English
- you say
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) | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) |
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The word
Word in context
- word
LE-ye-te
- clause
O-PSI-as ye-no-ME-nês LE-ye-te
- sentence
ho DE a-po-kri-THEIS EI-pen au-TOIS O-PSI-as ye-no-ME-nês LE-ye-te eu-DI-a pyr-RA-zei GAR ho oo-ra-NOS
Exegesis
In the quotation, the present indicative legete {λέγετε | légete} gives a generalizing sense (“you customarily say”), and the noun Eudia {Εὐδία | Eudía} functions as the content of that saying (“fair weather”).
In context — Matthew 16:2
He answered them, “When evening comes, you say, ‘It will be fair, because the sky is red .’”
About this coordinate
Matthew 16:2:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Matthew 16:2, so the Greek word λέγετε· (leyete) 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.16.2.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.16.2.W8.S1) and character.