Matthew 11:25 the wise and learned

[sitifan]

“At that time Jesus said, ‘I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children.’” — Matthew 11:25 (NIV)

How many syllables are there in the word "learned" in this verse?

 

[Rover_KE]

Two.

 

[5jj]

I hear only one syllable in that recording.

 

[teechar]

There should be two.

 

[emsr2d2]

Either that's an AI-generated voice that hasn't been trained to know that when "learned" means "educated/wise", it should have two syllables, or it's a real person who just doesn't know that.

 

[jutfrank]

I think it's a real person and that it's quite likely that it was a deliberate choice by the speaker.

 

[Edward B]

I hear only one syllable in that recording.

Because it's a poor quality recording, possibly AI slop, they pronounced it incorrectly.
It should be pronounced with two distinct syllables in the same way a barrister in a British crown court is referred to as, "my learned (learn-ed) friend".