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

Result
κλη + θῇς
klê + thês
klêthês

Alphabet Analysis

Kappak — as in kite
Lambdal — as in law
Etai — as in machine
Thetath — as in thin
Etai — as in machine
Sigma (final)s — used only at end of words

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Word in context

  1. word

    klê-THÊS

  2. 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 contextLuke 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.