Matthew 2:7:4Matt.2.7.W4TAB
καλέσας
kalesas
“having summoned”
- Transliteration
- ka-LE-sas
- Extended
- kah-LEH-sahs
- IPA
- /kaˈle.sas/
Meaning by language
- English
- having summoned
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
ka-LE-sas
- sentence
TO-te hê-RÔI-dês LA-thrai ka-LE-sas TOOS MA-goos ê-KRI-bô-sen par au-TÔN TON KHRO-non TOO phai-no-ME-noo a-STE-ros
Exegesis
The participial phrase kalesas tous magous {καλέσας τοὺς μάγους | kalésas toùs mágous} is circumstantial, presenting the summons as prior to the main verb and setting up the inquiry that follows.
Root and etymology
kaleokappa alpha lambda epsilon omicron
“to call, summon”
In context — Matthew 2:7
Then Herod , in secret, arranged for the magi to come to him and pinned down from them the timing of the star's appearance.
About this coordinate
Matthew 2:7:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Matthew 2:7, so the Greek word καλέσας (kalesas) 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.2.7.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.2.7.W4.S1) and character.