Luke 20:26:4Luke.20.26.W4PAT
ἐπιλαβέσθαι
epilabesthai
“to seize”
- Transliteration
- e-pi-la-BE-sthai
- Extended
- eh-pi-lah-BEH-sthai
- IPA
- /e.pi.laˈbes.tʰai/
Meaning by language
- English
- to seize
- French
- saisir
- Spanish
- asir
- Portuguese
- agarrar
- German
- ergreifen
- Russian
- схватить
- Arabic-Simplified
- يمسك
- Hindi
- पकड़ना
- Chinese-Simplified
- 抓住
- Korean
- 붙잡다
- Indonesian
- menangkap
- Bengali
- ধরতে
- Tagalog
- dakpin
- Swahili
- kushika
- Amharic
- ለመያዝ
- Yoruba
- mu
- Igbo
- ijide
- Twi
- kyere
- Ewe
- ɖe
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Beta | v — as in victory | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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The word
Word in context
- word
e-pi-la-BE-sthai
- phraseyour reading level
KAI ouk IS-khy-san e-pi-la-BE-sthai TOU RHÊ-ma-tos e-nan-TI-on TOU la-OU
- sentence
KAI ouk IS-khy-san e-pi-la-BE-sthai TOU RHÊ-ma-tos e-nan-TI-on TOU la-OU KAI thau-MA-san-tes E-PI TÊI a-po-KRI-sei au-TOU e-SI-gê-san
In context — Luke 20:26
and not could to seize {the} word of in the presence of {the} people and marveling at {the} answer his fell silent
About this coordinate
Luke 20:26:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Luke 20:26, so the Greek word ἐπιλαβέσθαι (epilabesthai) 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 Luke.20.26.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.20.26.W4.S1) and character.