Luke 2:4:18Luke.2.4.W18PAT

καλεῖται

kaleitai

is called

Transliteration
ka-LEI-tai
Extended
kah-LEI-tai
IPA
/kaˈliː.tai/

Meaning by language

English
is called
French
est appelée
Spanish
se llama
Portuguese
é chamada
German
wird genannt
Russian
называется
Arabic-Simplified
تُدْعَى
Hindi
कहलाती है
Chinese-Simplified
被称为
Korean
불린다
Indonesian
disebut
Bengali
ডাকা হয়
Tagalog
tinatawag
Swahili
huitwa
Amharic
ትባላለች
Yoruba
a na-akpọ
Igbo
a na-akpọ
Twi
frɛ no
Ewe
woa frɛe

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Result
κα + λεῖ + ται
ka + lei + tai
kaleitai

Alphabet Analysis

Kappak — as in kite
Alphaah — as in father
Lambdal — as in law
Epsilone — as in met (short)
Iotai — as in machine
Taut — as in top
Alphaah — as in father
Iotai — as in machine

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  1. word

    ka-LEI-tai

  2. phraseyour reading level

    a-NE-bê de KAI i-o-SÊPH a-PO tês ga-li-LAI-as ek PO-le-ōs na-dza-RETH eis tên i-ou-dAI-an eis PO-lin dau-ID HÊ-tis ka-LEI-tai bêth-LE-em

  3. sentence

    a-NE-bê de KAI i-o-SÊPH a-PO tês ga-li-LAI-as ek PO-le-ōs na-dza-RETH eis tên i-ou-dAI-an eis PO-lin dau-ID HÊ-tis ka-LEI-tai bêth-LE-em di-A to EI-nai au-TON eks OI-kou KAI pa-tri-AS dau-ID

In contextLuke 2:4

{He} went up {And} also Joseph from {the} Galilee from town of Nazareth to {the} Judea to city of David which is called Bethlehem because of the being him from house and lineage of David

About this coordinate

Luke 2:4:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of Luke 2:4, so the Greek word καλεῖται (kaleitai) 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 Luke.2.4.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.2.4.W18.S1) and character.