Luke 20:31:4Luke.20.31.W4TAB
ἔλαβεν
elaben
“took”
- Transliteration
- E-la-ben
- Extended
- EH-lah-behn
- IPA
- /ˈe.la.ben/
Meaning by language
- English
- took
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Beta | v — as in victory | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
E-la-ben
- sentence
kai ho TRI-tos E-la-ben au-TÊN hô-sau-TÔS de kai hoi hep-TA ou ka-TE-li-pon TEK-na kai a-PE-tha-non
Exegesis
The aorist indicative elaben {ἔλαβεν | é-laben} plus the accusative autēn {αὐτήν | au-tḗn} expresses a completed act of taking a wife.
Root and etymology
lambanolambda–alpha–mu–beta–alpha–nu–omega
“to take, receive”
In context — Luke 20:31
And the third took her; and in the same manner the seven also left no offspring and died .
About this coordinate
Luke 20:31:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Luke 20:31, so the Greek word ἔλαβεν (elaben) 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.20.31.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.20.31.W4.S1) and character.