Luke 1:19:17Luke.1.19.W17PAT

λαλῆσαι

lalêsai

to speak

Transliteration
la-LÊ-sai
Extended
lah-LÊ-sai
IPA
/laˈlɛː.sai/

Meaning by language

English
to speak
French
parler
Spanish
hablar
Portuguese
falar
German
zu sprechen
Russian
говорить
Arabic-Simplified
للتكلم
Hindi
बोलने के लिए
Chinese-Simplified
Korean
말하기
Indonesian
berbicara
Bengali
বলতে
Tagalog
magsalita
Swahili
kusema
Amharic
ለመናገር
Yoruba
sọ
Igbo
ikwu
Twi
kasa
Ewe
gblɔ

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Result
λα + λῆ + σαι
la + lê + sai
lalêsai

Alphabet Analysis

Lambdal — as in law
Alphaah — as in father
Lambdal — as in law
Etai — as in machine
Sigmas — as in sit
Alphaah — as in father
Iotai — as in machine

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Word in context

  1. word

    la-LÊ-sai

  2. clause

    e-GÔ EI-mi ga-bri-ÊL ho pa-re-stê-KÔS e-NÔ-pi-on TOU the-OO KAI a-pe-STA-LÊN la-LÊ-sai PROS SOI KAI eu-ang-ge-li-sa-STHAI SOI TAU-ta

  3. sentence

    KAI a-po-kri-THEIS ho ANG-ge-los EI-pen au-TOI e-GÔ EI-mi ga-bri-ÊL ho pa-re-stê-KÔS e-NÔ-pi-on TOU the-OO KAI a-pe-STA-LÊN la-LÊ-sai PROS SOI KAI eu-ang-ge-li-sa-STHAI SOI TAU-ta

In contextLuke 1:19

and answering the angel said to him I am Gabriel the standing before {the} God and I was sent to speak to you and to proclaim good news to you these things

About this coordinate

Luke 1:19:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of Luke 1:19, so the Greek word λαλῆσαι (lalêsai) 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 Luke.1.19.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.1.19.W17.S1) and character.