John 13:20:16John.13.20.W16TAB
λαμβάνει
lambanei
“receives”
- Transliteration
- lam-BA-nei
- Extended
- lahm-BAH-nay
- IPA
- /lamˈba.niː/
Meaning by language
- English
- receives
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Alphabet Analysis
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Beta | v — as in victory | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
lam-BA-nei
- phraseyour reading level
ho DE e-ME lam-BA-nōn lam-BA-nei TON pem-psan-TA me
- sentence
a-MÊN a-MÊN LE-gō hy-MEEN ho lam-BA-nōn AN TI-na PEM-psō e-ME lam-BA-nei ho DE e-ME lam-BA-nōn lam-BA-nei TON pem-psan-TA me
Exegesis
The verb lambanei {λαμβάνει | lambanei} then asserts that receiving the envoy is equivalent to receiving Jesus Himself.
The second chain, ho de eme lambanōn lambanei ton pempsanta me {ὁ δὲ ἐμὲ λαμβάνων λαμβάνει τὸν πέμψαντά με | ho de eme lambanōn lambanei ton pempsanta me}, mirrors the first in balanced parallelism, with de {δὲ | de} adding a contrastive progression. The phrase ton pempsanta me identifies the Sender by the act of sending, completing the representative logic that reception of the messenger equals reception of the Sender’s authority.
In context — John 13:20
Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever receives anyone I send receives Me , and whoever receives Me receives Him who sent Me.
About this coordinate
John 13:20:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of John 13:20, so the Greek word λαμβάνει (lambanei) 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.13.20.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (John.13.20.W16.S1) and character.