John 20:22:8John.20.22.W8TAB

Λάβετε

labete

receive

Transliteration
LA-be-te
Extended
LAH-beh-teh
IPA
/ˈla.be.te/

Meaning by language

English
receive

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Result
Λά + βε + τε
la + be + te
labete

Alphabet Analysis

Lambdal — as in law
Alphaah — as in father
Betav — as in victory
Epsilone — as in met (short)
Taut — as in top
Epsilone — as in met (short)

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Word in context

  1. word

    LA-be-te

  2. clause

    LA-be-te PNEU-ma HA-YI-ON

  3. sentence

    KAI TOU-to ei-PÔN e-ne-PHY-sê-sen KAI LE-YEI au-TOIS LA-be-te PNEU-ma HA-YI-ON

Exegesis

Labete {Λάβετε | Lá-be-te} is a direct imperative, giving the utterance force and urgency.

In contextJohn 20:22

And having said this, He breathed on them and says to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit .”

About this coordinate

John 20:22:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of John 20:22, so the Greek word Λάβετε (labete) 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.20.22.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (John.20.22.W8.S1) and character.