Matthew 21:35:2Matt.21.35.W2TAB
λαβόντες
labontes
“having taken”
- Transliteration
- la-BON-tes
- Extended
- lah-BOHN-tes
- IPA
- /la.ˈbon.tes/
Meaning by language
- English
- having taken
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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Word in context
- word
la-BON-tes
- phraseyour reading level
KAI la-BON-tes HOI ye-ôr-YOI TOOS DOO-loos au-TOO HON MEN E-dei-ran
- sentence
KAI la-BON-tes HOI ye-ôr-YOI TOOS DOO-loos au-TOO HON MEN E-dei-ran HON DE a-PEK-tei-nan HON DE e-li-tho-BO-lê-san
Exegesis
The Greek begins with the participle labontes {λαβόντες | labóntes} “having taken,” forming a participial clause that sets the stage for the actions.
Root and etymology
lambanōl-a-m-b-a-n-o
“to take, grasp”
In context — Matthew 21:35
And the farmers seized his servants: they beat one, killed another, and stoned another.
About this coordinate
Matthew 21:35:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Matthew 21:35, 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.21.35.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.21.35.W2.S1) and character.