Matthew 22:43:8Matt.22.43.W8TAB
⸂καλεῖ
kalei
“{he} calls”
- Transliteration
- ka-LEI
- Extended
- kah-LEI
- IPA
- /kaˈliː/
Meaning by language
- English
- {he} calls
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) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
ka-LEI
- clause
PÔS OON dau-ID en PNEU-ma-ti ka-LEI au-TON KY-ree-on LE-gôn
- sentence
LE-yei au-TOIS PÔS OON dau-ID en PNEU-ma-ti ka-LEI au-TON KY-ree-on LE-gôn
Exegesis
The main verb kalei {καλεῖ | ka-leî} ‘he calls’ governs the object auton {αὐτόν | au-tón} ‘Him’ and the predicate accusative kyrion {κύριον | ký-ri-on} ‘Lord,’ forming an object–complement construction that ascribes the title ‘Lord’ to the one addressed.
Root and etymology
kaleokappa–alpha–lambda–epsilon–omega
“to call, summon, name”
In context — Matthew 22:43
He said to them, “How then does David, in the Spirit , call Him Lord , saying,
About this coordinate
Matthew 22:43:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Matthew 22:43, so the Greek word ⸂καλεῖ (kalei) 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.22.43.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.22.43.W8.S1) and character.