Luke 2:21:16Luke.2.21.W16TAB
κληθὲν
klêthen
“having been called”
- Transliteration
- klê-THEN
- Extended
- klêê-THEHN
- IPA
- /klɛːˈtʰen/
Meaning by language
- English
- having been 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 | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
klê-THEN
- 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
An appositional participle clause to klēthen hupo tou angelou {τὸ κληθὲν ὑπὸ τοῦ ἀγγέλου | tò klēthèn hupò toû angélou} ‘having been called by the angel’ supplies divine agency and timing, followed by the temporal articular infinitive pro tou syllēmphthēnai auton {πρὸ τοῦ συλλημφθῆναι αὐτὸν | prò toû syllēmphthēnai autón} ‘before being conceived’ with en tē koilia {ἐν τῇ κοιλίᾳ | en tē̂ koiliá̂} ‘in the womb’ marking the prenatal context. The sequence of passive constructions and articular infinitives underscores divine orchestration in the covenantal ritual and naming of the Messiah.
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 2:21:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Luke 2:21, so the Greek word κληθὲν (klêthen) 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.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.2.21.W16.S1) and character.