Matthew 27:29:9Matt.27.29.W9PAT

κεφαλῆς⸃

kephalês

head

Transliteration
ke-pha-LÊS
Extended
keh-phah-LÊS
IPA
/ke.pʰaˈlɛːs/

Meaning by language

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

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Result
κε + φα + λῆς⸃
ke + pha + lês
kephalês

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
Sigma (final)s — used only at end of words

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Word in context

  1. word

    ke-pha-LÊS

  2. phraseyour reading level

    KAI PLEK-san-tes STE-pha-non eks a-kan-THÔN e-PE-thê-kan e-PI TÊS ke-pha-LÊS au-TOU KAI KA-la-mon en TÊI de-ksi-AI au-TOU

  3. clause

    KAI PLEK-san-tes STE-pha-non eks a-kan-THÔN e-PE-thê-kan e-PI TÊS ke-pha-LÊS au-TOU KAI KA-la-mon en TÊI de-ksi-AI au-TOU KAI go-ny-pe-TÊ-san-tes EM-pros-then au-TOU e-NE-pai-ksan au-TÔI LE-gon-tes

  4. sentence

    KAI PLEK-san-tes STE-pha-non eks a-kan-THÔN e-PE-thê-kan e-PI TÊS ke-pha-LÊS au-TOU KAI KA-la-mon en TÊI de-ksi-AI au-TOU KAI go-ny-pe-TÊ-san-tes EM-pros-then au-TOU e-NE-pai-ksan au-TÔI LE-gon-tes KHAI-re ba-si-LEU TÔN i-ou-DAI-on

In contextMatthew 27:29

and having twisted a crown of thorns they laid on the head his and a reed in the right hand his and having knelt before him they jeered at him saying greetings king of the Jews

About this coordinate

Matthew 27:29:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Matthew 27:29, so the Greek word κεφαλῆς⸃ (kephalês) 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.27.29.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.27.29.W9.S1) and character.