Acts 21:33:5Acts.21.33.W5TAB
ἐπελάβετο
epelabeto
“took hold of”
- Transliteration
- e-pe-LA-be-to
- Extended
- eh-peh-LA-beh-toh
- IPA
- /e.peˈla.be.to/
Meaning by language
- English
- took hold of
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Beta | v — as in victory | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) |
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Word in context
- word
e-pe-LA-be-to
- sentence
TO-te en-GI-sas ho khi-LI-ar-khos e-pe-LA-be-to au-TOU KAI e-KE-leu-se de-THÊ-nai ha-LY-se-si dy-SI KAI e-pyn-THA-ne-to TIS EI-ê KAI TI ES-tin pe-poi-ê-KŌS
Exegesis
The aorist middle epelabeto {ἐπελάβετο | e-pe-lá-be-to} emphasizes his personal involvement in the seizure.
In context — Acts 21:33
Then the commander came up, seized him, and ordered him to be bound with two chains . He asked who he was and what he had done.
About this coordinate
Acts 21:33:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Acts 21:33, so the Greek word ἐπελάβετο (epelabeto) 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.21.33.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.21.33.W5.S1) and character.