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Strong's Concordance G2638
καταλαμβάνω
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Word study
- Source
- Strong’s Concordance
- Greek form
- καταλαμβάνω
- Transliteration
- katalambano
- Pronunciation
- {kat-al-am-ban'-o}
- Occurrences
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- Glosses
- from 2596 and 2983; to take eagerly, i.e. seize, possess, etc. (literally or figuratively):--apprehend, attain, come upon, comprehend, find, obtain, perceive, (over-)take.
- Related source reference
- see GREEK for 2983
- Strong’s number
- G2638
- Definition
- from 2596 and 2983; to take eagerly, i.e. seize, possess, etc. (literally or figuratively):--apprehend, attain, come upon, comprehend, find, obtain, perceive, (over-)take.
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James Strong, Strong's Greek Bible Dictionary; CrossWire SWORD StrongsGreek module 2.0; historical public-domain lexicon wording preserved.
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<entryFree n="2638"> <orth>καταλαμβάνω</orth><lb/> <orth type="writing">katalambavnw</orth> <orth rend="bold" type="trans">katalambano</orth> <pron rend="italic">{kat-al-am-ban'-o}</pron> <def> from 2596 and 2983; to take eagerly, i.e. seize, possess, etc. (literally or figuratively):--apprehend, attain, come upon, comprehend, find, obtain, perceive, (over-)take. <lb/> see GREEK for 2596 <lb/> see GREEK for 2983 </def> </entryFree>