John 3:11:18John.3.11.W18TAB
λαμβάνετε
lambanete
“you receive”
- Transliteration
- lam-BA-ne-te
- Extended
- lahm-BAH-neh-teh
- IPA
- /lam.ˈba.ne.te/
Meaning by language
- English
- you receive
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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) | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) |
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Word in context
- word
lam-BA-ne-te
- sentence
a-MÊN a-MÊN LE-gō soi HO-ti O OI-da-men la-LOU-men kai O he-ō-RA-ka-men mar-ty-ROU-men kai TÊN mar-ty-RI-an hê-MON ou lam-BA-ne-te
Exegesis
The final clause kai ten martyrian hemon ou lambanete {καὶ τὴν μαρτυρίαν ἡμῶν οὐ λαμβάνετε | kaí tḗn martyrían hēmōn ou lambánete} turns from parallel witness to rejection: the fronted object ten martyrian hemon {τὴν μαρτυρίαν ἡμῶν | tḕn martyrían hēmōn} is highlighted before the negative verb lambanete {λαμβάνετε | lambánete}, intensifying the hearers’ refusal to receive the testimony. The verse therefore moves from solemn assertion to balanced witness to direct rebuke, with the plural we set against the plural you to sharpen the contrast between authoritative testimony and unbelieving reception.
In context — John 3:11
Truly, truly , I say to you that what we know we speak, and what we have seen we bear witness to, and you do not receive our testimony.
About this coordinate
John 3:11:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of John 3:11, so the Greek word λαμβάνετε (lambanete) 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.3.11.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (John.3.11.W18.S1) and character.