Acts 2:21:6Acts.2.21.W6TAB
ἐπικαλέσηται
epikalesêtai
“calls upon”
- Transliteration
- e-pi-ka-LE-sê-tai
- Extended
- eh-pih-kah-LEH-sê-tai
- IPA
- /e.pi.kaˈle.sɛː.tai/
Meaning by language
- English
- calls upon
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 | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| 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-ka-LE-sê-tai
- sentence
KAI ES-tai PAS HOS e-AN e-pi-ka-LE-sê-tai to O-no-ma KY-ree-ou sô-THÊ-se-tai
Exegesis
The verb epikalesetai {ἐπικαλέσηται | e-pi-ka-lé-sē-tai} is aorist middle subjunctive, embedded within this conditional relative construction, and conveys the decisive act of “calling upon” for oneself.
In context — Acts 2:21
And it will be that everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved .
About this coordinate
Acts 2:21:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Acts 2:21, so the Greek word ἐπικαλέσηται (epikalesêtai) 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.2.21.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.2.21.W6.S1) and character.