Matthew 24:40:8Matt.24.40.W8TAB
παραλαμβάνεται
paralambanetai
“is taken”
- Transliteration
- pa-ra-lam-BA-ne-tai
- Extended
- pah-rah-lahm-BAH-neh-tai
- IPA
- /pa.ra.lam.ˈba.ne.tai/
Meaning by language
- English
- is taken
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Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Beta | v — as in victory | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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The word
Word in context
- word
pa-ra-lam-BA-ne-tai
- phraseyour reading level
HEIS pa-ra-lam-BA-ne-tai KAI HEIS a-PHI-e-tai
- sentence
TO-te DY-o E-son-tai en TÔ a-GRÔ HEIS pa-ra-lam-BA-ne-tai KAI HEIS a-PHI-e-tai
Exegesis
The structure then presents two parallel nominatives heis {εἷς | heîs} ‘one,’ each introducing a contrasting passive verb: paralambanetai {παραλαμβάνεται | paralambánetai} ‘is taken’ and aphietai {ἀφίεται | aphíetai} ‘is left.’
Root and etymology
Rootpara-lambanō
“to take away, receive, bring alongside”
In context — Matthew 24:40
Then two will be in the field; one will be taken , and one will be left .
About this coordinate
Matthew 24:40:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Matthew 24:40, so the Greek word παραλαμβάνεται (paralambanetai) 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.24.40.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.24.40.W8.S1) and character.