Matthew 22:45:4Matt.22.45.W4TAB
καλεῖ
kalei
“{He} calls”
- Transliteration
- ka-LEI
- Extended
- kah-LEI
- IPA
- /ka.ˈliː/
Meaning by language
- English
- {He} calls
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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
- phraseyour reading level
ei OON dau-ID ka-LEI au-TON KY-ree-on
- sentence
ei OON dau-ID ka-LEI au-TON KY-ree-on PÔS hy-OS au-TOO es-tin
Exegesis
The main clause places the subject Dauid {Δαυὶδ | Dau-ìd} ‘David’ before the verb kalei {καλεῖ | ka-leî} ‘calls’, followed by the object auton {αὐτόν | au-tón} ‘him’ and the object complement kyrion {κύριον | ký-ri-on} ‘lord’, yielding the structure “David calls him Lord.”
Root and etymology
kaleokappa–alpha–lambda–epsilon–omega
“to call, summon, name”
In context — Matthew 22:45
If therefore David calls Him Lord , how is He his son ?
About this coordinate
Matthew 22:45:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Matthew 22:45, 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.22.45.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.22.45.W4.S1) and character.