Matthew 14:8:15Matt.14.8.W15PAT

κεφαλὴν

kephalên

head

Transliteration
ke-pha-LÊN
Extended
keh-phah-LÊN
IPA
/ke.pʰaˈlɛːn/

Meaning by language

English
head
French
tête
Spanish
cabeza
Portuguese
cabeça
German
Kopf
Russian
голова
Arabic-Simplified
رأس
Hindi
सिर
Chinese-Simplified
Korean
머리
Indonesian
kepala
Bengali
মাথা
Tagalog
ulo
Swahili
kichwa
Amharic
ጭንቅላት
Yoruba
orí
Igbo
isi
Twi
ti
Ewe
ta

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Result
κε + φα + λὴν
ke + pha + lên
kephalên

Alphabet Analysis

Kappak — as in kite
Epsilone — as in met (short)
Phiph — as in phone (f)
Alphaah — as in father
Lambdal — as in law
Etai — as in machine
Nun — as in new

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Word in context

  1. word

    ke-pha-LÊN

  2. phraseyour reading level

    HÔ-de e-PI PI-na-ki TÊN ke-pha-LÊN i-ô-AN-nou TOU bap-ti-STOU

  3. clause

    DOS moi phê-SIN HÔ-de e-PI PI-na-ki TÊN ke-pha-LÊN i-ô-AN-nou TOU bap-ti-STOU

  4. sentence

    hê DE pro-bi-bas-THEI-sa hy-PO TÊS mê-TROS au-TÊS DOS moi phê-SIN HÔ-de e-PI PI-na-ki TÊN ke-pha-LÊN i-ô-AN-nou TOU bap-ti-STOU

In contextMatthew 14:8

the and having been prompted by the mother of her give me she says here on a platter the head of John {the} Baptist

About this coordinate

Matthew 14:8:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Matthew 14:8, so the Greek word κεφαλὴν (kephalên) 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.14.8.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.14.8.W15.S1) and character.