Matthew 21:13:2Matt.21.13.W2TAB
λέγει
leyei
“He says”
- Transliteration
- LE-yei
- Extended
- LEH-yei
- IPA
- /ˈle.ʝiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- He 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 |
Tap any key to hear its pronunciation
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
LE-yei
- clause
KAI LE-yei au-TOIS
- sentence
KAI LE-yei au-TOIS YE-grap-tai HO oi-KOS MOO OI-kos pro-seu-KHÊS klê-THÊ-se-tai hy-MEIS DE au-TON poi-EI-te SPÊ-lai-on lê-STÔN
Exegesis
The Greek sentence structure opens with kai {καὶ | kaì} ‘and’ as a narrative continuation, followed by legei {λέγει | lé-gei} ‘he says’ introducing direct speech.
In context — Matthew 21:13
And He said to them, “It has been written, ‘My house shall be called a house of prayer,’ but you are making it a den of robbers.”
About this coordinate
Matthew 21:13:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Matthew 21:13, 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.21.13.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.21.13.W2.S1) and character.