Luke 20:39:8Luke.20.39.W8TAB
καλῶς
kalôs
“well”
- Transliteration
- ka-LÔS
- Extended
- kah-LOHS
- IPA
- /kaˈlɔːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- well
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Alphabet Analysis
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
ka-LÔS
- sentence
a-po-kri-THEHN-tes DE TI-nes tôn gram-ma-TE-ōn EI-pan di-DA-ska-le ka-LÔS EI-pas
Exegesis
The adverb kalōs {καλῶς | ka-lōs} modifies eipas {εἶπας | eî-pas}, forming the idiomatic expression “you spoke well,” an evaluative statement that affirms the correctness of His prior argument. In English, the participial construction is rendered either explicitly (“answered and said”) or more smoothly (“responded”) while retaining the sense of a considered reply, and the vocative is preserved as “Teacher” to keep the tone of deference.
In context — Luke 20:39
But some of the scribes answered and said, “Teacher , you have spoken well.”
About this coordinate
Luke 20:39:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Luke 20:39, so the Greek word καλῶς (kalôs) 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.20.39.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.20.39.W8.S1) and character.