Luke 22:25:16Luke.22.25.W16TAB
καλοῦνται
kalountai
“are called”
- Transliteration
- ka-LOUN-tai
- Extended
- kah-LOO(n)-tai
- IPA
- /kaˈluːn.tai/
Meaning by language
- English
- are called
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Alphabet Analysis
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
ka-LOUN-tai
- sentence
ho de EI-pen au-TOIS hoi ba-si-LEIS tôn e-thNÔN ky-ri-EU-ou-sin au-TÔN kai hoi ek-sou-si-AZ-on-tes au-TÔN eu-er-GE-tai ka-LOUN-tai
Exegesis
The evaluative phrase euergetai kalountai {εὐεργέται καλοῦνται | eu-er-gé-tai ka-loûn-tai} ‘are called benefactors’ uses a passive verb to ascribe the honorific title. The balanced structure (subjects + actions + label) sets up the contrast with the servant leadership model that follows.
In context — Luke 22:25
But He said to them, “The kings of the nations lord it over them, and those who exercise authority over them are called benefactors .”
About this coordinate
Luke 22:25:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Luke 22:25, so the Greek word καλοῦνται (kalountai) 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.22.25.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.22.25.W16.S1) and character.