Luke 2:21:10Luke.2.21.W10TAB
ἐκλήθη
eklêthê
“was called”
- Transliteration
- e-KLÊ-thê
- Extended
- eh-KLÊÊ-thêê
- IPA
- /eˈklɛː.tʰɛː/
Meaning by language
- English
- was called
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| 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 |
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Word in context
- word
e-KLÊ-thê
- sentence
KAI HO-te e-PLÊS-thê-san hê-ME-rai ok-TÔ tou pe-ri-te-MEIN au-TON KAI e-KLÊ-thê to O-no-ma au-TOU ee-ay-SOOS to klê-THEN hy-PO tou AN-ge-lou pro tou syl-lêm-PHthê-nai au-ton en tê koi-LI-a
Exegesis
The narrative then shifts to the passive verb eklēthē {ἐκλήθη | eklḗthē} ‘was called,’ with the noun phrase to onoma autou Iēsous {τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ Ἰησοῦς | tò ónoma autoû Iēsoûs} ‘the name Jesus.’
In context — Luke 2:21
And when eight days were fulfilled for circumcising Him, His name was called Jesus , which the angel had given before He was conceived in the womb.
About this coordinate
Luke 2:21:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Luke 2:21, so the Greek word ἐκλήθη (eklêthê) 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.2.21.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.2.21.W10.S1) and character.