Acts 15:17:16Acts.15.17.W16TAB
ἐπικέκληται
epikéklētai
“has been called”
- Transliteration
- e-pi-KÉ-klē-tai
- Extended
- eh-pee-KEH-kleh-tai
- IPA
- /e.piˈkeː.klɛː.tai/
Meaning by language
- English
- has been called
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
e-pi-KÉ-klē-tai
- sentence
HO-pōs AN ek-dzê-TÊ-sō-sin hoi ka-TA-loi-poi tōn an-THRŌ-pōn ton KY-ree-on kai PAN-ta ta ETH-nē eph hous e-pi-KÉ-klē-tai to o-no-MA mou ep au-TOUS LE-gei KY-ree-os poi-ŌN TAU-ta
Exegesis
The relative clause eph’ hous epikeklētai to onoma mou ep’ autous {ἐφ’ οὓς ἐπικέκληται τὸ ὄνομά μου ἐπ’ αὐτούς | eph hoùs e-pi-ké-klē-tai tó ó-no-má mou ep au-toús} qualifies the nations as those upon whom the divine name rests.
In context — Acts 15:17
So that the remnant of mankind might seek the Lord , and all the nations upon whom My Name has been called, says the Lord, who is doing these things.
About this coordinate
Acts 15:17:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Acts 15:17, so the Greek word ἐπικέκληται (epikéklētai) 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 Acts.15.17.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.15.17.W16.S1) and character.