Matthew 23:8:4Matt.23.8.W4TAB
κληθῆτε·
klêthête
“be called”
- Transliteration
- klê-THÊ-te
- Extended
- klê-THÊ-te
- IPA
- /kleː.ˈtʰeː.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
- clause
hy-MEIS DE MÊ klê-THÊ-te
- sentence
hy-MEIS DE MÊ klê-THÊ-te rhab-BI HEIS GAR ES-tin hy-MÔN ho di-DAS-ka-los PAN-tes DE hy-MEIS a-del-PHOI ES-te
Exegesis
The prohibition is formed by the negative particle me {μὴ | mḗ} plus the aorist passive subjunctive klethēte {κληθῆτε | klē-thê-te}, a standard construction for a general prohibition directed to the group, with rhabbi {ῥαββί | rhab-bí} functioning as the predicate complement indicating the honorific title they are not to bear.
Root and etymology
kaleokappa–alpha–lambda–epsilon–omega
“to call, invite”
In context — Matthew 23:8
But you, do not be called Rabbi , for One is your Teacher , and all of you are brothers.
About this coordinate
Matthew 23:8:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Matthew 23:8, 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.23.8.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.23.8.W4.S1) and character.