Matthew 15:26:8Matt.15.26.W8TAB
λαβεῖν
labein
“to take”
- Transliteration
- la-BEIN
- Extended
- lah-BEEN
- IPA
- /laˈbeːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- to take
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Alphabet Analysis
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Beta | v — as in victory | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
la-BEIN
- sentence
ho de a-po-kri-THEIS EI-pen ouk ES-tin ka-LON la-BEIN ton AR-ton tôn TEK-nōn kai ba-LEIN tois ky-na-RI-ois
Exegesis
The infinitives labein {λαβεῖν | labeîn} “to take” and balein {βαλεῖν | baleîn} “to throw” are complementary infinitives functioning as the conceptual subjects of estin, joined by kai {καὶ | kaí} to describe a two-step action that is judged improper.
In context — Matthew 15:26
But He answered and said, “It is not right to take the bread of the children and to throw it to the little dogs .”
About this coordinate
Matthew 15:26:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Matthew 15:26, so the Greek word λαβεῖν (labein) 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 Matt.15.26.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.15.26.W8.S1) and character.