Luke 15:21:17Luke.15.21.W17TAB
κληθῆναι
klêthênai
“to be called”
- Transliteration
- klê-THÊ-nai
- Extended
- klê-thê-nai
- IPA
- /klɛːˈtʰɛː.nai/
Meaning by language
- English
- to be called
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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 | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
klê-THÊ-nai
- sentence
EI-pen de ho hy-OS au-TOI PA-ter HÊ-mar-ton eis ton ou-ra-NON kai e-NÔ-pi-ON sou ou-KE-ti ei-MI AX-si-os klê-THÊ-nai hy-OS sou
Exegesis
The adjective axios {ἄξιος | áx-i-os} “worthy” is complemented by the aorist passive infinitive klēthēnai {κληθῆναι | klē-thê-nai} “to be called,” with huios sou {υἱός σου | hu-i-ós sou} “your son” as the object, underscoring the loss of filial standing.
In context — Luke 15:21
But the son said to him, “Father, I have sinned against heaven and in your presence. I am no longer worthy to be called your son.”
About this coordinate
Luke 15:21:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of Luke 15:21, so the Greek word κληθῆναι (klêthênai) 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.15.21.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.15.21.W17.S1) and character.