Matthew 20:11:1Matt.20.11.W1TAB
λαβόντες
labontes
“having received”
- Transliteration
- la-BON-tes
- Extended
- lah-BOHN-tehs
- IPA
- /laˈbon.tes/
Meaning by language
- English
- having received
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Beta | v — as in victory | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
la-BON-tes
- sentence
la-BON-tes DE e-GONG-gy-zon ka-TA TOO oi-ko-des-PO-too
Exegesis
The verse begins with the aorist participle labontes {λαβόντες | labóntes} functioning as a temporal participle, so the action of receiving is completed prior to the main verb.
Root and etymology
lambanolambda–alpha–mu–beta–alpha–nu–omega
“to take, receive”
In context — Matthew 20:11
And when they had received it , they grumbled against the master of the house ,
About this coordinate
Matthew 20:11:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Matthew 20:11, so the Greek word λαβόντες (labontes) 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.20.11.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.20.11.W1.S1) and character.