Matthew 2:21:4Matt.2.21.W4TAB
παρέλαβε
parelabe
“took”
- Transliteration
- pa-RE-la-be
- Extended
- pah-REH-lah-beh
- IPA
- /pa.ˈre.la.be/
Meaning by language
- English
- took
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| 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) |
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The word
Word in context
- word
pa-RE-la-be
- sentence
HO DE e-yer-THEIS pa-RE-la-be TO pai-DI-on KAI TÊN mê-TE-ra au-TOO KAI ei-SÊL-then eis YÊN is-ra-ÊL
Exegesis
The two aorist verbs, parelabe {παρέλαβε | pa-ré-la-be} and eiselthen {εἰσῆλθεν | ei-sēl-then}, present completed, consecutive actions: first taking the child and his mother, then entering the destination.
Root and etymology
lambanolambda alpha mu beta alpha nu omega
“to take, receive”
In context — Matthew 2:21
After he rose , he took the child and his mother, and entered the land of Israel .
About this coordinate
Matthew 2:21:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Matthew 2:21, so the Greek word παρέλαβε (parelabe) 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.2.21.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.2.21.W4.S1) and character.