Matthew 16:8:14Matt.16.8.W14TAB
⸀ἐλάβετε;
elabete
“you took”
- Transliteration
- e-LA-be-te
- Extended
- eh-LAH-beh-teh
- IPA
- /e.ˈla.be.te/
Meaning by language
- English
- you 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) | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) |
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Word in context
- word
e-LA-be-te
- phraseyour reading level
HO-ti AR-toos ook e-LA-be-te
- clause
TI di-a-lo-YI-ze-sthe en he-au-TOIS o-li-GO-pi-stoi HO-ti AR-toos ook e-LA-be-te
- sentence
GNOOS DE HO ee-ay-SOOS EI-pen TI di-a-lo-YI-ze-sthe en he-au-TOIS o-li-GO-pi-stoi HO-ti AR-toos ook e-LA-be-te
Exegesis
The conjunction hoti {ὅτι | hóti} introduces the causal clause explaining their concern: they lacked artous {ἄρτους | ártous}, the direct object of the aorist indicative elabete {ἐλάβετε | elábete}, negated by ouk {οὐκ | ouk}. In translation, “knowing it” and “knew what they were saying” preserve the participial nuance, “debating” and “arguing” differentiate deliberation and tense exchange, and “about not having loaves” versus “just because you did not bring bread” convey the causal emphasis.
In context — Matthew 16:8
But Jesus , knowing it, said, “Why are you debating among yourselves, you of little faith , about not having loaves?”
About this coordinate
Matthew 16:8:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Matthew 16:8, so the Greek word ⸀ἐλάβετε; (elabete) 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.16.8.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.16.8.W14.S1) and character.