Luke 14:8:2Luke.14.8.W2TAB
κληθῇς
klêthês
“you are invited”
- Transliteration
- klê-THÊS
- Extended
- kleh-THÊÊS
- IPA
- /klɛːˈtʰɛːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- you are invited
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
klê-THÊS
- sentence
HO-tan klê-THÊS hy-PO TI-nos eis GA-mous mê ka-ta-kli-THÊS eis tên prô-to-kli-SI-an MÊ-po-te en-ti-MO-te-ros sou êi ke-klê-ME-nos hyp au-TOU
Exegesis
This is followed by klethes {κληθῇς | klēthês} ‘you are invited’, an aorist passive subjunctive second person singular indicating a potential action.
Root and etymology
kaleōkappa–alpha–lambda–epsilon–omega
“to call, invite”
In context — Luke 14:8
Whenever someone invites you to a wedding feast, avoid reclining at the place of highest honor , lest someone more honorable than you may have been invited by him.
About this coordinate
Luke 14:8:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Luke 14:8, so the Greek word κληθῇς (klêthês) 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.14.8.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.14.8.W2.S1) and character.