Matthew 16:7:10Matt.16.7.W10TAB
ἐλάβομεν.
elabomen
“we took”
- Transliteration
- e-LA-bo-men
- Extended
- eh-LA-boh-mehn
- IPA
- /e.ˈla.bo.men/
Meaning by language
- English
- we took
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Beta | v — as in victory | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
e-LA-bo-men
- sentence
OI DE di-e-lo-YI-zon-to en he-au-TOIS LE-gon-tes HO-ti AR-toos ook e-LA-bo-men
Exegesis
Within that clause, artous {Ἄρτους | Ártous} is fronted for thematic emphasis, and the negator ouk {οὐκ | ouk} immediately precedes the aorist elabomen {ἐλάβομεν | elábomen}, highlighting their completed failure to bring bread.
Root and etymology
lambanolambda–alpha–mu–beta–alpha–nu–omega
“to take, receive”
In context — Matthew 16:7
They were reasoning with one another, saying, “It is because we did not bring loaves .”
About this coordinate
Matthew 16:7:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Matthew 16:7, so the Greek word ἐλάβομεν. (elabomen) 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.16.7.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.16.7.W10.S1) and character.