John 18:12:12John.18.12.W12TAB
συνέλαβον
synelabon
“{they} arrested”
- Transliteration
- sy-NE-la-bon
- Extended
- sy-NE-la-bon
- IPA
- /syˈne.la.bon/
Meaning by language
- English
- {they} arrested
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Alphabet Analysis
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| 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 |
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Word in context
- word
sy-NE-la-bon
- sentence
hê OUN SPEI-ra KAI ho khi-LI-ar-khos KAI hoi hy-pê-RE-tai TÔN i-ou-DAI-ÔN sy-NE-la-bon ton ee-ay-SOON KAI E-DÊ-san au-TON
Exegesis
The aorist verb synelabon {συνέλαβον | synélabon} presents the arrest as a completed action, and the direct object ton Iēsoun {τὸν Ἰησοῦν | tón Iēsoûn} keeps Jesus as the focus of the clause.
Root and etymology
lambanōlam-ba-no
“to take, seize”
In context — John 18:12
So the cohort, the commander, and the officers attached to the Jews arrested Jesus and bound Him.
About this coordinate
John 18:12:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of John 18:12, so the Greek word συνέλαβον (synelabon) 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.18.12.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (John.18.12.W12.S1) and character.