λαμβάνω (lambánō) — Accept
Greek word study: λαμβάνω (lambánō), Strong's G2983. while G138 (αἱρέομαι) is more violent, to seize or remove))
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while G138 (αἱρέομαι) is more violent, to seize or remove))
KJV translation words: accept, + be amazed, assay, attain, bring, X when I call, catch, come on (X unto), + forget, have, hold, obtain, receive (X after), take (away, up)
Strong's G2983 is tagged on 265 words in 250 verses across 21 books of the word-by-word Greek New Testament text on this site. It first appears in Matthew 5:40 and last appears in Revelation 22:17.
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Books where it appears most
Verses (first 25 of 250)
- Matthew 5:40 — λαβεῖν — to take
- Matthew 7:8 — λαμβάνει — receives
- Matthew 8:17 — ἔλαβεν — He took
- Matthew 10:8 — ἐλάβετε — you received
- Matthew 10:38 — λαμβάνει — takes
- Matthew 10:41 — λήμψεται — will receive
- Matthew 12:14 — ἔλαβον — held
- Matthew 13:20 — λαμβάνων — receiving
- Matthew 13:31 — λαβὼν — having taken
- Matthew 13:33 — λαβοῦσα — having taken
- Matthew 14:19 — λαβὼν — having taken
- Matthew 15:26 — λαβεῖν — to take
- Matthew 15:36 — ἔλαβεν — having taken
- Matthew 16:5 — λαβεῖν — to take
- Matthew 16:7 — ἐλάβομεν — we took
- Matthew 16:9 — ἐλάβετε; — you gathered
- Matthew 16:10 — ἐλάβετε; — you gathered
- Matthew 17:24 — λαμβάνοντες — collecting
- Matthew 17:25 — λαμβάνουσιν — do they receive
- Matthew 17:27 — λαβὼν — having taken
- Matthew 19:29 — λήμψεται — will receive
- Matthew 20:7 — λήψεσθε — you will receive
- Matthew 20:9 — ἔλαβον — they received
- Matthew 20:10 — λήμψονται — they will receive
- Matthew 20:11 — λαβόντες — Having received
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Related entries
Named in this entry's derivation: G1209 δέχομαι (déchomai).
Entries whose derivation names this word: G353 ἀναλαμβάνω (analambánō), G482 ἀντιλαμβάνομαι (antilambánomai), G618 ἀπολαμβάνω (apolambánō), G678 ἀπροσωπολήπτως (aprosōpolḗptōs), G1187 δεξιολάβος (dexiolábos), G1949 ἐπιλαμβάνομαι (epilambánomai), G2126 εὐλαβής (eulabḗs), G2638 καταλαμβάνω (katalambánō), G3028 λῆμψις (lēmpsis), G3335 μεταλαμβάνω (metalambánō), G3880 παραλαμβάνω (paralambánō), G4301 προλαμβάνω (prolambánō) and 5 more.
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Frequently asked questions
What does lambánō (G2983) mean?
While g138 (αἱρέομαι) is more violent, to seize or remove)).
How is G2983 translated in the KJV?
The KJV translates G2983 as: accept, + be amazed, assay, attain, bring, X when I call, catch, come on (X unto), + forget, have, hold, obtain, receive (X after), take (away, up).
How often does λαμβάνω (lambánō) appear?
Strong's G2983 is tagged on 265 words in 250 verses across 21 books of the word-by-word Greek New Testament text on this site. It first appears in Matthew 5:40 and last appears in Revelation 22:17.
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