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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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| 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 |
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The word
Word in context
- word
E-la-bon
- 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 context — Matthew 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.