Matthew 14:28:11Matt.14.28.W11TAB
κέλευσόν
keleuson
“command”
- Transliteration
- KE-leu-SON
- Extended
- KEH-leu-SOHN
- IPA
- /ke.leuˈson/
Meaning by language
- English
- command
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Alphabet Analysis
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
KE-leu-SON
- phraseyour reading level
KE-leu-SON me el-THEIN PROS SE e-PI TA HY-da-ta
- clause
KY-ri-e ei SY EI KE-leu-SON me el-THEIN PROS SE e-PI TA HY-da-ta
- sentence
a-po-kri-THEIS DE au-TÔ ho PE-tros EI-pen KY-ri-e ei SY EI KE-leu-SON me el-THEIN PROS SE e-PI TA HY-da-ta
Exegesis
The apodosis uses the aorist imperative keleuson {κέλευσόν | kéleuson} to request a decisive command, and the infinitive clause me elthein {με ἐλθεῖν | me eltheîn} serves as its content.
Root and etymology
keleuōkappa–epsilon–lambda–epsilon–upsilon–omega
“to command, give an order”
In context — Matthew 14:28
And answering, Peter said to Him, “Lord , if indeed it is You, command me to come to You upon the waters.”
About this coordinate
Matthew 14:28:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Matthew 14:28, so the Greek word κέλευσόν (keleuson) 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.14.28.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.14.28.W11.S1) and character.