Luke 1:22:5Luke.1.22.W5PAT

λαλῆσαι

lalêsai

to speak

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

Meaning by language

English
to speak
French
parler
Spanish
hablar
Portuguese
falar
German
sprechen
Russian
говорить
Arabic-Simplified
يتكلم
Hindi
बोलना
Chinese-Simplified
说话
Korean
말하다
Indonesian
berbicara
Bengali
কথা বলতে
Tagalog
magsalita
Swahili
kusema
Amharic
መናገር
Yoruba
sọ̀rọ̀
Igbo
ikwu
Twi
kasa
Ewe
kasa

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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

    ek-sel-THŌN de ouk e-DY-na-to la-LÊ-sai au-TOIS kai e-PE-gnō-san HO-ti op-ta-SI-an he-Ō-ra-ken en tō na-Ō

  3. sentence

    ek-sel-THŌN de ouk e-DY-na-to la-LÊ-sai au-TOIS kai e-PE-gnō-san HO-ti op-ta-SI-an he-Ō-ra-ken en tō na-Ō kai au-TOS ÊN di-a-NEU-ōn au-TOIS kai di-E-me-nen kō-PHOS

In contextLuke 1:22

having come out and not was able to speak to them and recognized that a vision he had seen in the temple and he himself was making signs to them and he remained mute

About this coordinate

Luke 1:22:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Luke 1:22, 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.1.22.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.1.22.W5.S1) and character.