Luke 14:4:5Luke.14.4.W5TAB
ἐπιλαβόμενος
epilabomenos
“having taken”
- Transliteration
- e-pi-la-BO-me-nos
- Extended
- eh-pih-lah-BOH-meh-nohs
- IPA
- /e.pi.laˈbo.me.nos/
Meaning by language
- English
- having taken
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Beta | v — as in victory | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
e-pi-la-BO-me-nos
- sentence
hoi de hê-SY-kha-san KAI e-pi-la-BO-me-nos i-A-sa-to au-TON KAI a-PE-ly-sen
Exegesis
The conjunction kai {καὶ | kaì} links to the aorist middle participle epilabomenos {ἐπιλαβόμενος | e-pi-la-BÓ-me-nos}, which introduces a temporal sequence of taking hold before the main action.
Root and etymology
Rootepsilon–pi–iota–lambda–alpha–mu–beta–alpha–nu–omicron–mu–alpha–iota
“to take hold of, grasp”
In context — Luke 14:4
But they remained silent. Then He took hold of him, healed him, and released him.
About this coordinate
Luke 14:4:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Luke 14:4, so the Greek word ἐπιλαβόμενος (epilabomenos) 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 Luke.14.4.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.14.4.W5.S1) and character.