Matthew 22:15:6Matt.22.15.W6TAB

ἔλαβον

elabon

{they} took

Transliteration
E-la-bon
Extended
EH-lah-bohn
IPA
/ˈe.la.bon/

Meaning by language

English
{they} took

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Result
ἔ + λα + βον
e + la + bon
elabon

Alphabet Analysis

Epsilone — as in met (short)
Lambdal — as in law
Alphaah — as in father
Betav — as in victory
Omicrono — as in omit (short)
Nun — as in new

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Word in context

  1. word

    E-la-bon

  2. sentence

    TO-te po-reu-THEN-tes hoi pha-ri-SAI-oi sym-BOO-li-on E-la-bon HO-pos au-TON pa-yi-DEU-sô-sin en LO-goi

Exegesis

The clause symboulion elabon {συμβούλιον ἔλαβον | symboúlion élabon} forms the main assertion, where the object “counsel/plan” with the verb “took” idiomatically denotes holding a deliberative meeting or forming a strategy.

In contextMatthew 22:15

Then the Pharisees went and took counsel together, in order that they might trap Him in His words.

About this coordinate

Matthew 22:15:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Matthew 22:15, so the Greek word ἔλαβον (elabon) 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.22.15.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.22.15.W6.S1) and character.