Matthew 23:9:4Matt.23.9.W4TAB
καλέσητε
kalesête
“call”
- Transliteration
- ka-LE-sê-te
- Extended
- kah-LE-sê-teh
- IPA
- /kaˈle.seː.te/
Meaning by language
- English
- call
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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) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) |
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Word in context
- word
ka-LE-sê-te
- phraseyour reading level
KAI pa-TE-ra MÊ ka-LE-sê-te hy-MÔN e-PI TÊS YÊS
- sentence
KAI pa-TE-ra MÊ ka-LE-sê-te hy-MÔN e-PI TÊS YÊS HEIS GAR ES-tin hy-MÔN ho pa-TÊR ho oo-RA-ni-os
Exegesis
The sentence begins with a negated aorist subjunctive, me kalesete {μὴ καλέσητε | mḕ kalésēte}, which in this context functions as a prohibitive command, “do not call.”
In context — Matthew 23:9
And do not call anyone on the earth your Father , for One is your Father, the One in the heavens .
About this coordinate
Matthew 23:9:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Matthew 23:9, so the Greek word καλέσητε (kalesête) 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.23.9.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.23.9.W4.S1) and character.