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Strong's Concordance G2983
λαμβάνω
A readable Greek dictionary entry from Strong's Concordance. Definitions help with word study; the meaning in a verse still depends on context.
Word study
- Source
- Strong’s Concordance
- Greek form
- λαμβάνω
- Transliteration
- lambano
- Pronunciation
- {lam-ban'-o}
- Occurrences
- Occurrences are not reviewed for this entry yet.
- Glosses
- a prolonged form of a primary verb, which is use only as an alternate in certain tenses; to take (in very many applications, literally and figuratively (properly objective or active, to get hold of; whereas 1209 is rather subjective or passive, to have offered to one; while 138 is more violent, to seize or remove)):--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).
- Related source reference
- see GREEK for 138
- Strong’s number
- G2983
- Definition
- a prolonged form of a primary verb, which is use only as an alternate in certain tenses; to take (in very many applications, literally and figuratively (properly objective or active, to get hold of; whereas 1209 is rather subjective or passive, to have offered to one; while 138 is more violent, to seize or remove)):--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).
Source info
Source and edition
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="2983"> <orth>λαμβάνω</orth><lb/> <orth type="writing">lambavnw</orth> <orth rend="bold" type="trans">lambano</orth> <pron rend="italic">{lam-ban'-o}</pron> <def> a prolonged form of a primary verb, which is use only as an alternate in certain tenses; to take (in very many applications, literally and figuratively (properly objective or active, to get hold of; whereas 1209 is rather subjective or passive, to have offered to one; while 138 is more violent, to seize or remove)):--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). <lb/> see GREEK for 1209 <lb/> see GREEK for 138 </def> </entryFree>