Matthew 22:8:2Matt.22.8.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 |
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The word
Word in context
- word
LE-yei
- clause
TO-te LE-yei TOIS DOO-lois au-TOO
- sentence
TO-te LE-yei TOIS DOO-lois au-TOO ho MEN GA-mos HE-toi-mos es-tin HOI DE ke-klê-ME-noi ook Ê-san AK-si-oi
Exegesis
The historic present legei {λέγει | lé-gei} “he says” heightens narrative immediacy, and the dative phrase tois doulois autou {τοῖς δούλοις αὐτοῦ | toîs doû-lois au-toû} “to his servants” identifies the recipients as the king’s commissioned agents within the story.
In context — Matthew 22:8
Then he said to his servants, “The wedding is ready, but those who were invited were not worthy .”
About this coordinate
Matthew 22:8:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Matthew 22:8, 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.22.8.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.22.8.W2.S1) and character.