Matthew 23:7:8Matt.23.7.W8PAT

καλεῖσθαι

kaleisthai

to be called

Transliteration
ka-LEIS-thai
Extended
kah-LEIS-thai
IPA
/ka.ˈleːs.tʰai/

Meaning by language

English
to be called
French
être appelé
Spanish
ser llamado
Portuguese
ser chamado
German
genannt werden
Russian
называться
Arabic-Simplified
أن يُدعى
Hindi
कहलाना
Chinese-Simplified
被称为
Korean
불리다
Indonesian
dipanggil
Bengali
ডাকা হওয়া
Tagalog
matawag
Swahili
kuitwa
Amharic
መጠራት
Yoruba
láti máa pe
Igbo
a kpọọ
Twi
frɛ
Ewe
woɖe ɖe

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Result
κα + λεῖσ + θαι
ka + leis + thai
kaleisthai

Alphabet Analysis

Kappak — as in kite
Alphaah — as in father
Lambdal — as in law
Epsilone — as in met (short)
Iotai — as in machine
Sigmas — as in sit
Thetath — as in thin
Alphaah — as in father
Iotai — as in machine

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Word in context

  1. word

    ka-LEIS-thai

  2. clause

    KAI TOOS as-pas-MOOS en TAIS a-go-RAIS KAI ka-LEIS-thai hy-PO TÔN an-THRÔ-pôn

  3. sentence

    KAI TOOS as-pas-MOOS en TAIS a-go-RAIS KAI ka-LEIS-thai hy-PO TÔN an-THRÔ-pôn rhab-BEE

In contextMatthew 23:7

and the greetings in the marketplaces and to be called by the people Rabbi

About this coordinate

Matthew 23:7:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Matthew 23:7, so the Greek word καλεῖσθαι (kaleisthai) 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.23.7.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.23.7.W8.S1) and character.