Acts 17:9:2Acts.17.9.W2TAB
λαβόντες
labontes
“having taken”
- Transliteration
- la-BON-tes
- Extended
- lah-BOHN-tehs
- IPA
- /laˈbon.tes/
Meaning by language
- English
- having taken
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Beta | v — as in victory | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
Tap any key to hear its pronunciation
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
la-BON-tes
- sentence
KAI la-BON-tes to hi-ka-NON pa-RA tou i-A-so-nos KAI tôn loi-PON a-PE-ly-san au-TOUS
Exegesis
The aorist participle labontes {λαβόντες | labóntes} ‘having taken’ functions adverbially, describing an action completed prior to the main verb and effectively marking the condition that had to be met before release could occur.
In context — Acts 17:9
And having taken what was sufficient from Jason and the rest , they released them.
About this coordinate
Acts 17:9:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Acts 17:9, so the Greek word λαβόντες (labontes) 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 Acts.17.9.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.17.9.W2.S1) and character.