ἘΞΕΛΑΒΟΝ, ἐξελαβον
EXELABON, exelabon
Sounds Like: ex-EL-ah-bon
Translations: they took out, they received, they understood, they interpreted
From the root: ἘΚΛΑΜΒΑΝΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is the third person plural, aorist active indicative form of the verb 'eklambanō'. It means to take out, to receive, to understand, or to interpret. It is often used in contexts where something is taken from a larger whole, or where a meaning is grasped or inferred.
Inflection: Third Person, Plural, Aorist, Active, Indicative
Strong’s number: G1588 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Six — 5:43
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ἘΚΛΑΜΒΑΝΩ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ἘΚΛΑΒΩΝ — taking, having taken, receiving, having received, understanding, having understood, interpreting, having interpreted, taking out, having taken out, choosing, having chosen
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