Matthew 16:5:10Matt.16.5.W10TAB
λαβεῖν.
labein
“to take”
- Transliteration
- la-BEIN
- Extended
- lah-BEIN
- IPA
- /laˈbiːn/
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
KAI el-THON-tes hoi ma-thê-TAI eis TO PE-ran e-pe-LA-thon-to AR-toos la-BEIN
Exegesis
The aorist middle indicative epelathonto {ἐπελάθοντο | epeláthonto} describes a completed failure, with the infinitive labein {λαβεῖν | la-beîn} specifying the object of omission and artous {ἄρτους | ár-tous} marking the content forgotten. In translation, the formal emphasizes omission with “failed to bring any bread,” while the dynamic restores the forgetting action with “forgot to bring any bread.”
Root and etymology
lambanōlambda alpha mu beta alpha nu omega
“to take, receive”
In context — Matthew 16:5
When the disciples crossed to the opposite shore, they failed to bring any bread .
About this coordinate
Matthew 16:5:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Matthew 16:5, 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.16.5.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.16.5.W10.S1) and character.