Luke 20:26:4Luke.20.26.W4TAB
ἐπιλαβέσθαι
epilabesthai
“to seize”
- Transliteration
- e-pi-la-BE-sthai
- Extended
- eh-pih-lah-BEH-s-thai
- IPA
- /e.pi.laˈbes.tʰai/
Meaning by language
- English
- to seize
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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 | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
e-pi-la-BE-sthai
- sentence
KAI ouk IS-khy-san e-pi-la-BE-sthai tou RHÊ-ma-tos e-nan-TI-on tou la-OU KAI thau-MA-san-tes e-PI têi a-po-KRI-sei au-TOU e-SI-gê-san
Exegesis
The first clause, ouk ischysan epilabesthai tou rhematos {οὐκ ἴσχυσαν ἐπιλαβέσθαι τοῦ ῥήματος | ouk ís-khy-san e-pi-la-BÉS-thai toû rhḗ-ma-tos}, combines the finite verb with the aorist middle infinitive epilabesthai “to seize” plus a genitive object tou rhematos, an idiomatic construction meaning “to seize upon a word,” that is, to catch someone in a particular statement.
In context — Luke 20:26
And they were not able to seize the word before the people, and, being amazed at His answer , they became silent.
About this coordinate
Luke 20:26:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Luke 20:26, so the Greek word ἐπιλαβέσθαι (epilabesthai) 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.20.26.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.20.26.W4.S1) and character.