Acts 27:33:11Acts.27.33.W11TAB
μεταλαβεῖν
metalabein
“to partake”
- Transliteration
- me-ta-la-BEIN
- Extended
- meh-tah-lah-BEEN
- IPA
- /me.ta.laˈbeːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- to partake
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Beta | v — as in victory | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
me-ta-la-BEIN
- sentence
A-khri DE hou hê-ME-ra Ê-me-llen GI-neS-thai pa-re-KA-lei ho PAU-los HA-pan-tas me-ta-la-BEIN tro-PHÊS LE-gōn teS-sa-res-kai-de-KA-tên SÊ-me-ron hê-ME-ran pros-do-KÔN-tes A-si-toi di-a-te-LEI-te mê-THEN pros-la-BO-me-noi
Exegesis
The infinitival phrase meta-labeîn trophês {μεταλαβεῖν τροφῆς | meta-labeîn trophês} is an indirect command with a partitive genitive, instructing a portion of food.
In context — Acts 27:33
As the new day was on the verge of dawning, Paul urged them all to eat , saying, “Today is the fourteenth day you have endured suspense and gone without food, taking nothing.”
About this coordinate
Acts 27:33:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Acts 27:33, so the Greek word μεταλαβεῖν (metalabein) 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.27.33.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.27.33.W11.S1) and character.