Mark 14:48:15Mark.14.48.W15TAB

συλλαβεῖν

syllabein

to seize

Transliteration
syl-la-bein
Extended
syl-lah-BEIN
IPA
/syl.laˈbein/

Meaning by language

English
to seize

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Result
συλ + λα + βεῖν
syl + la + bein
syllabein

Alphabet Analysis

Sigmas — as in sit
Upsiloni — as in machine
Lambdal — as in law
Lambdal — as in law
Alphaah — as in father
Betav — as in victory
Epsilone — as in met (short)
Iotai — as in machine
Nun — as in new

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Word in context

  1. word

    syl-la-bein

  2. sentence

    KAI a-po-kri-THEIS ho ee-ay-SOOS EI-pen au-TOIS HŌS e-PI lêi-STÊN ek-SÊL-tha-te me-TA ma-khai-RÔN KAI KSY-lōn syl-la-bein me

Exegesis

Finally, the infinitive sullabein {συλλαβεῖν | syllabeîn} “to seize, arrest” expresses purpose, with the object me {με | me} “me” placed at the end for emphasis, underlining the irony that such force is being used against Jesus.

In contextMark 14:48

And Jesus answered and said to them, “Have you come out as against a robber , with swords and clubs to seize Me?”

About this coordinate

Mark 14:48:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Mark 14:48, so the Greek word συλλαβεῖν (syllabein) 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 Mark.14.48.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.14.48.W15.S1) and character.