Mark 3:13:7Mark.3.13.W7TAB
προσκαλεῖται
proskaleitai
“he calls”
- Transliteration
- pros-ka-LEI-tai
- Extended
- prohs-kah-LEI-tai
- IPA
- /pros.kaˈlei.tai/
Meaning by language
- English
- he calls
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
pros-ka-LEI-tai
- sentence
KAI a-na-BAI-nei eis to O-ros KAI pros-ka-LEI-tai hous Ê-the-len au-TOS KAI a-PÊL-thon pros au-TON
Exegesis
Next, the middle-voice verb proskaleitai {προσκαλεῖται | proskaleîtai} ‘he calls to Himself’ introduces the act of summoning, with the middle voice underscoring personal involvement and benefit.
Root and etymology
proskaleōpi–rho–omicron–sigma–kappa–alpha–lambda–epsilon–omega
“to call to, summon”
In context — Mark 3:13
He went up into the mountain and called to Himself those whom He wanted, and they came to Him.
About this coordinate
Mark 3:13:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Mark 3:13, so the Greek word προσκαλεῖται (proskaleitai) 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 Mark.3.13.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.3.13.W7.S1) and character.