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λαμβάνω

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greekNew TestamentVerb258 occurrences21 books243 verses

Definition

λαμβάνω,

[in LXX chiefly for לקח, also for אחז ,לכד ,נשׂא, etc. ;]

1. to take, lay hold of: absol., Matthew 26:26, Mark 14:22; with accusative of thing(s), Matthew 5:40; 26:52, al. mult.; with accusative of person(s), Matthew 21:35, Mark 12:3, al.; pleonastic λαβών (M, Pr., 230; Bl., §74, 2), Matthew 13:31; 14:19, al.; so also indic., Mark 7:27, John 19:1, 40, Revelation 8:5, al.; metaphorically, with accusative of thing(s), ἀφορμήν, Romans 7:8, 11; ὑδόδειγμα, James 5:10; id. with accusative of person(s), φόβος, Luke 7:16; πνεῦμα, Luke 9:39; πειρασμός, 1 Corinthians 10:13; aoristic pf. (M, Pr., 145, 238; BL, §59, 4), Revelation 5:7; 8:5, al.

2. to receive: absol., opposite to αἰτεῖν, Matthew 7:8, al.; διδόναι, Matthew 10:8, Acts 20:35; with accusative of thing(s), Matthew 27:6, Mark 10:3o, al. mult.; with accusative of person(s), John 6:21; 13:20; 19:27, 2 John 10; ῥαπίσμασιν (a vulgarism; Bl., §38, 3), Mark 14:65; metaphorically, τ. λόγον, Matthew 13:20, Mark 4:16; τ. μαρτυρίαν, John 3:11; τ. ῥήματα, John 12:48; πρόσωπον (Heb. נָשָׂא פָּנִים, Dalman, Words, 30), Luke 20:21, Galatians 2:6; ζωὴν αἰώνιον (Dalman, op. cit., 124f.), Mark 10:30 (cf. ἀνα-, ἀντι-, συν-αντι- (-μαι), ἀπο-, ἐπι-, κατα-, μετα-, παρα-, συν-παρα-, προ-, προσ-, συν-, συν-περι-, ὑπο-λαμβάνω).

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as λαμβάνω:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

258 total
  1. Acts 8:19λαμβάνῃ · may receive
    “Give me this power as well,” he said, “so that everyone on whom I lay my hands may receive the Holy Spirit.”
  2. Acts 9:19λαβὼν · after taking
    …and after taking some food, he regained his strength. And he spent several days with the disciples in Damascus.
  3. Acts 9:25λαβόντες · took [him]
    One night, however, his disciples took him and lowered him in a basket through a window in the wall.
  4. Acts 10:43λαβεῖν · receives
    All the prophets testify about Him that everyone who believes in Him receives forgiveness of sins through His name.”
  5. Acts 10:47ἔλαβον · have received
    “Can anyone withhold the water to baptize these people? They have received the Holy Spirit just as we have!”
  6. Acts 15:14λαβεῖν · to take
    Simon has told us how God first visited the Gentiles to take from them a people to be His own.
  7. Acts 16:3λαβὼν · he took [him]
    Paul wanted Timothy to accompany him, so he took him and circumcised him on account of the Jews in that area, for they all knew that his father was a Greek.
  8. Acts 16:24λαβὼν · On receiving
    On receiving this order, he placed them in the inner cell and fastened their feet in the stocks.
  9. Acts 17:9λαβόντες · they collected
    And they collected bond from Jason and the others and then released them.
  10. Acts 17:15λαβόντες · with
    Those who escorted Paul brought him to Athens and then returned with instructions for Silas and Timothy to join him as soon as possible.
  11. Acts 19:2ἐλάβετε · Did you receive
    …and asked them, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you became believers?” “No,” they answered, “we have not even heard that there is a Holy Spirit.”
  12. Acts 20:24ἔλαβον · I have received
    But I consider my life of no value to me, if only I may finish my course and complete the ministry I have received from the Lord Jesus—the ministry of testifying to the good news of God’s grace.
  13. Acts 20:35λαμβάνειν · to receive
    In everything, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words of the Lord Jesus Himself: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”
  14. Acts 24:27ἔλαβεν
    After two years had passed, Felix was succeeded by Porcius Festus. And wishing to do the Jews a favor, Felix left Paul in prison.
  15. Acts 25:16λάβοι · has had
    I told them that it is not the Roman custom to hand a man over before he has had an opportunity to face his accusers and defend himself against their charges.
  16. Acts 26:10λαβών · With
    And that is what I did in Jerusalem. With authority from the chief priests I put many of the saints in prison, and when they were condemned to death, I cast my vote against them.
  17. Acts 26:18λαβεῖν · may receive
    …to open their eyes, so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those sanctified by faith in Me.’
  18. Acts 27:35λαβὼν · [Paul] took
    After he had said this, Paul took bread and gave thanks to God in front of them all. Then he broke it and began to eat.
  19. Acts 28:15ἔλαβε
    The brothers there had heard about us and traveled as far as the Forum of Appius and the Three Taverns to meet us. When Paul saw them, he was encouraged and gave thanks to God.
  20. Romans 1:5ἐλάβομεν · we received
    Through Him and on behalf of His name, we received grace and apostleship to call all those among the Gentiles to the obedience that comes from faith.
  21. Romans 4:11ἔλαβεν · he received
    And he received the sign of circumcision as a seal of the righteousness that he had by faith while he was still uncircumcised. So then, he is the father of all who believe but are not circumcised, in order that righteousness might be credited to them.
  22. Romans 5:11ἐλάβομεν · we have now received
    Not only that, but we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation.
  23. Romans 5:17λαμβάνοντες · receive
    For if, by the trespass of the one man, death reigned through that one man, how much more will those who receive the abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man, Jesus Christ!
  24. Romans 7:8λαβοῦσα · seizing
    But sin, seizing its opportunity through the commandment, produced in me every kind of covetous desire. For apart from the law, sin is dead.
  25. Romans 7:11λαβοῦσα · seizing
    For sin, seizing its opportunity through the commandment, deceived me and through the commandment put me to death.
  26. Romans 8:15ἐλάβετε · you did not receive; ἐλάβετε · you received
    For you did not receive a spirit of slavery that returns you to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption to sonship, by whom we cry, “Abba! Father!”
  27. Romans 13:2λήμψονται · will bring
    Consequently, whoever resists authority is opposing what God has set in place, and those who do so will bring judgment on themselves.
  28. 1 Corinthians 2:12ἐλάβομεν · have not received
    We have not received the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we may understand what God has freely given us.
  29. 1 Corinthians 3:8λήμψεται · will be rewarded
    He who plants and he who waters are one in purpose, and each will be rewarded according to his own labor.
  30. 1 Corinthians 3:14λήμψεται · he will receive
    If what he has built survives, he will receive a reward.
  31. 1 Corinthians 4:7ἔλαβες · you did not receive; ἔλαβες · you did receive [it]; λαβών · [you did not]
    For who makes you so superior? What do you have that you did not receive? And if you did receive it, why do you boast as though you did not?
  32. 1 Corinthians 9:24λαμβάνει · receives
    Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one receives the prize? Run in such a way as to take the prize.
  33. 1 Corinthians 9:25λάβωσιν · [for]
    Everyone who competes in the games trains with strict discipline. They do it for a crown that is perishable, but we do it for a crown that is imperishable.
  34. 1 Corinthians 10:13εἴληφεν · has seized
    No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; He will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, He will also provide an escape, so that you can stand up under it.
  35. 1 Corinthians 11:23ἔλαβεν · took
    For I received from the Lord what I also passed on to you: The Lord Jesus, on the night He was betrayed, took bread,
  36. 1 Corinthians 14:5λάβῃ · may be
    I wish that all of you could speak in tongues, but I would rather have you prophesy. He who prophesies is greater than one who speaks in tongues, unless he interprets so that the church may be edified.
  37. 2 Corinthians 11:4λαμβάνετε · you receive; ἐλάβετε · you received
    For if someone comes and proclaims a Jesus other than the One we proclaimed, or if you receive a different spirit than the One you received, or a different gospel than the one you accepted, you put up with it very easily.
  38. 2 Corinthians 11:8λαβὼν · by accepting
    I robbed other churches by accepting their support in order to serve you.
  39. 2 Corinthians 11:20λαμβάνει · takes advantage [of you]
    In fact, you even put up with anyone who enslaves you or exploits you or takes advantage of you or exalts himself or strikes you in the face.
  40. 2 Corinthians 11:24ἔλαβον · I received
    Five times I received from the Jews the forty lashes minus one.
  41. 2 Corinthians 12:16ἔλαβον · I caught
    Be that as it may, I was not a burden to you; but crafty as I am, I caught you by trickery.
  42. Galatians 2:6λαμβάνει · does not show favoritism
    But as for the highly esteemed—whatever they were makes no difference to me; God does not show favoritism—those leaders added nothing to me.
  43. Galatians 3:2ἐλάβετε · Did you receive
    I would like to learn just one thing from you: Did you receive the Spirit by works of the law, or by hearing with faith?
  44. Galatians 3:14λάβωμεν · we might receive
    He redeemed us in order that the blessing promised to Abraham would come to the Gentiles in Christ Jesus, so that by faith we might receive the promise of the Spirit.
  45. Philippians 2:7λαβών · taking
    …but emptied Himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in human likeness.
  46. Philippians 3:12ἔλαβον · I have already obtained [all this]
    Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already been made perfect, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me.