Luke 19:13:1Luke.19.13.W1TAB
καλέσας
kalesas
“having called”
- Transliteration
- ka-LE-sas
- Extended
- kah-LEH-sahs
- IPA
- /kaˈle.sas/
Meaning by language
- English
- having called
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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 | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
ka-LE-sas
- sentence
ka-LE-sas de DE-ka DOU-loys he-au-TOU E-dō-ken au-TOIS DE-ka mNAS kai EI-pen pros au-TOUS prag-ma-TEU-sas-the en HÔ ER-kho-mai
Exegesis
The verse opens with the aorist participle kalesas {καλέσας | kalésas} ‘having called’, which functions temporally to set the background action prior to the main verb edoken {ἔδωκεν | édōken} ‘he gave’.
Root and etymology
kaleokappa–alpha–lambda–epsilon–omega
“to call, summon”
In context — Luke 19:13
And after calling ten of his own servants, he gave them ten minas and said to them, “Trade until I come back.”
About this coordinate
Luke 19:13:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Luke 19:13, so the Greek word καλέσας (kalesas) 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.19.13.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.19.13.W1.S1) and character.