Matthew 22:20:2Matt.22.20.W2TAB
λέγει
leyei
“he says”
- Transliteration
- LE-yei
- Extended
- LE-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 |
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The word
Word in context
- word
LE-yei
- clause
KAI LE-yei au-TOIS
- sentence
KAI LE-yei au-TOIS TI-nos HÊ ei-KÔN HAU-tê KAI HÊ e-pi-gra-PHÊ
Exegesis
The vivid historical present legei {λέγει | lé-gei} introduces direct speech, with the dative autois {αὐτοῖς | au-toîs} marking the audience of the question.
In context — Matthew 22:20
And He says to them, “Whose image is this, and whose inscription?”
About this coordinate
Matthew 22:20:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Matthew 22:20, 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.22.20.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.22.20.W2.S1) and character.