Matthew 20:21:7Matt.20.21.W7TAB
λέγει
leyei
“She says”
- Transliteration
- LE-yei
- Extended
- LEH-yei
- IPA
- /ˈle.ʝiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- She says
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 |
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The word
Word in context
- word
LE-yei
- clause
LE-yei au-TÔI
- sentence
LE-yei au-TÔI ei-PE HI-na ka-THI-sô-sin OO-toi hoi DY-o hyi-OI moo HEIS ek de-ksi-ÔN soo KAI HEIS eks eu-o-NY-môn soo en TÊI ba-si-LEI-a soo
Exegesis
The narrative then immediately shifts to the mother’s response with the historical-present λέγει αὐτῷ {λέγει αὐτῷ | lé-gei au-tṓ} ‘she says to him’, a stylistic feature that makes the scene vivid.
In context — Matthew 20:21
But He said to her, “What do you want?” She said to Him, “Say that these two sons of mine may sit, one at Your right and one at Your left, in Your kingdom .”
About this coordinate
Matthew 20:21:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Matthew 20:21, so the Greek word λέγει (leyei) 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.20.21.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.20.21.W7.S1) and character.