Matthew 14:11:4Matt.14.11.W4TAB

κεφαλὴ

kephalê

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Transliteration
ke-pha-LÊ
Extended
ke-pha-LÊ
IPA
/ke.pʰaˈleː/

Meaning by language

English
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Result
κε + φα + λὴ
ke + pha + lê
kephalê

Alphabet Analysis

Kappak — as in kite
Epsilone — as in met (short)
Phiph — as in phone (f)
Alphaah — as in father
Lambdal — as in law
Etai — as in machine

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Word in context

  1. word

    ke-pha-LÊ

  2. phraseyour reading level

    KAI ê-NEKH-thê HÊ ke-pha-LÊ au-TOO e-PI PI-na-ki KAI e-DO-thê TÔ ko-ra-SI-ô

  3. sentence

    KAI ê-NEKH-thê HÊ ke-pha-LÊ au-TOO e-PI PI-na-ki KAI e-DO-thê TÔ ko-ra-SI-ô KAI Ê-neng-ken TÊ mê-TRI au-TÊS

Root and etymology

κεφαλήkappa–epsilon–phi–alpha–lambda–eta

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In contextMatthew 14:11

And his head was brought on a platter and given to the girl, and she carried it to her mother .

About this coordinate

Matthew 14:11:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Matthew 14:11, so the Greek word κεφαλὴ (kephalê) 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 Matt.14.11.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.14.11.W4.S1) and character.