John 1:12:3John.1.12.W3TAB

ἔλαβον

elabon

received

Transliteration
E-la-bon
Extended
EH-lah-bohn
IPA
/ˈe.la.bon/

Meaning by language

English
received

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Result
ἔ + λα + βον
e + la + bon
elabon

Alphabet Analysis

Epsilone — as in met (short)
Lambdal — as in law
Alphaah — as in father
Betav — as in victory
Omicrono — as in omit (short)
Nun — as in new

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Word in context

  1. word

    E-la-bon

  2. sentence

    HO-soi DE E-la-bon au-TON E-DÔ-ken au-TOIS ek-soo-SI-an TEK-na the-OO ge-NES-thai TOIS pis-TEU-oo-sin EIS TO O-no-ma au-TOO

Exegesis

This subject is linked with the aorist verb elabon {ἔλαβον | é-la-bon} “received,” which takes the direct object auton {αὐτόν | au-tón}, referring back to the Logos who came to His own.

In contextJohn 1:12

But to as many as received Him , to them He gave authority to become children of God , to those who are believing in His name.

About this coordinate

John 1:12:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of John 1:12, so the Greek word ἔλαβον (elabon) 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 John.1.12.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (John.1.12.W3.S1) and character.