Matthew 23:10:2Matt.23.10.W2TAB
κληθῆτε
klêthête
“be called”
- Transliteration
- klê-THÊ-te
- Extended
- klêh-THÊH-teh
- IPA
- /kleːˈtʰeː.te/
Meaning by language
- English
- be called
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) |
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The word
Word in context
- word
klê-THÊ-te
- phraseyour reading level
mê-DE klê-THÊ-te ka-thê-yê-TAI
- sentence
mê-DE klê-THÊ-te ka-thê-yê-TAI HO-ti ka-thê-yê-TÊS hy-MÔN es-TIN HEIS ho khree-STOS
Exegesis
The aorist passive subjunctive verb kleethete {κληθῆτε | klēthḗte} ‘be called’ expresses a prohibition.
Root and etymology
kaleokappa–alpha–lambda–epsilon–omega
“to call, invite”
In context — Matthew 23:10
Do not be called guides , for your Guide is One, the Christ .
About this coordinate
Matthew 23:10:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Matthew 23:10, so the Greek word κληθῆτε (klêthête) 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.23.10.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.23.10.W2.S1) and character.