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Lexicon :: Strong's G1949 - epilambanomai

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ἐπιλαμβάνομαι
Transliteration
epilambanomai (Key)
Pronunciation
ep-ee-lam-ban'-om-ahee
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 4:9,*

Strong’s Definitions

†ἐπιλαμβάνομαι epilambánomai, ep-ee-lam-ban'-om-ahee; middle voice from G1909 and G2983; to seize (for help, injury, attainment, or any other purpose; literally or figuratively):—catch, lay hold (up-)on, take (by, hold of, on).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 19x

The KJV translates Strong's G1949 in the following manner: took (11x), caught (2x), took on (1x), lay hold on (2x), take hold (2x), laid hold upon (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 19x
The KJV translates Strong's G1949 in the following manner: took (11x), caught (2x), took on (1x), lay hold on (2x), take hold (2x), laid hold upon (1x).

  1. to take in addition, to lay hold of, take possession of, overtake, attain, attain to

    1. to lay hold of or to seize upon anything with the hands, to take hold of, lay hold of

    2. metaph. to rescue one from peril, to help, succour

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
†ἐπιλαμβάνομαι epilambánomai, ep-ee-lam-ban'-om-ahee; middle voice from G1909 and G2983; to seize (for help, injury, attainment, or any other purpose; literally or figuratively):—catch, lay hold (up-)on, take (by, hold of, on).
STRONGS G1949:
ἐπιλαμβάνω; 2 aorist middle ἐπελαβόμην; to take in addition (cf. ἐπί, D. 4), to take, lay hold of, take possession of, overtake, attain to. In the Bible only in the middle; the Sept. for אָחַז and הֶחֱזִיק;
a. properly, to lay hold of or to seize upon anything with the hands (German sichanetwasanhalten): τῶν ἀφλαστων νηός, Herodotus 6, 114; hence, universally, to take hold of, lag hold of: with the genitive of person, Matthew 14:31; Luke 9:47. (Tr WH accusative); (Luke 23:26 R G); Acts 17:19; Acts 21:30, 33; with the accusative of person, Luke 23:26 L T Tr WH, but in opposition see Meyer; for where the participle ἐπιλαβόμενος is in this sense joined with an accusative, the accusative, by the σχῆμα ἀπό κοίνου, depends also upon the accompanying finite verb (cf. Buttmann, § 132, 9; (so Winer's Grammar, (edited by Lünem.) 202 (190))): Acts 9:27; Acts 16:19; Acts 18:17, cf. Luke 14:4. with the genitive of a thing: τῆς χειρός τίνος, Mark 8:23; Acts 23:19; of a leader, and thus metaphorically, of God, Hebrews 8:9 (cf. Winers Grammar, 571 (531); Buttmann, 316 (271)); with the genitive of a person and of a thing: ἐπιλαμβάνειν τίνος λόγου, ῤήματος, to take anyone in his speech, i. e. to lay hold of something said by him which can be turned against him, Luke 20:20 (Tr λόγον), 26 (WH Tr marginal reading τοῦ for αὐτοῦ); ἐπιλαμβάνειν τῆς αἰωνίου (others, ὄντως) ζωῆς, to seize upon, lay hold of, i. e. to struggle to obtain eternal life, 1 Timothy 6:12, 19 (cf. Winers Grammar, 312 (293)).
b. by a metaphor drawn from laying hold of another to rescue him from peril, to help, to succor (cf. German sicheinesannehmen): τίνος, Hebrews 2:16; in this sense used besides only in Sir. 4:11 and Schol. ad Aeschylus Pers. 739. In Appian. bel. civ. 4, 96 the active is thus used with the dative: ἡμῖν τό δαιμόνιον ἐπιλαμβανει.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
14:31
Mark
8:23
Luke
9:47; 14:4; 20:20; 23:26; 23:26
Acts
9:27; 16:19; 17:19; 18:17; 21:30; 21:33; 23:19
1 Timothy
6:12; 6:19
Hebrews
2:16; 8:9

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G1949 matches the Greek ἐπιλαμβάνομαι (epilambanomai),
which occurs 19 times in 18 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 14:31

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 14:31 - And immediately Jesus stretched out His hand and took G1949 hold G1949 of him, and *said to him, “You of little faith, why did you doubt?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 8:23

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 8:23 - And taking G1949 the blind man by the hand, He brought him out of the village; and after spitting on his eyes and laying His hands on him, He was asking him, “Do you see anything?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 9:47

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:47 - But Jesus, knowing [fn]what they were thinking in their heart, took G1949 a child and stood him by His side,

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 14:4

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 14:4 - But they were silent. And He took G1949 hold G1949 of him, healed him, and sent him away.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 20:20

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 20:20 - So they watched Him, and sent spies who [fn]pretended to be righteous, so that they might [fn]catch G1949 Him in some statement, in order to deliver Him to the rule and the authority of the governor.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 20:26

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 20:26 - And they were unable to [fn]catch G1949 Him in a word in the presence of the people; and marveling at His answer, they became silent.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:26 -

And when they led Him away, they took G1949 hold G1949 of a man, Simon of Cyrene, coming in from the country, and placed on him the cross to carry behind Jesus.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 9:27

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:27 - But Barnabas took G1949 him and brought him to the apostles and recounted to them how he had seen the Lord on the road, and that He had talked to him, and how at Damascus he had spoken out boldly in the name of Jesus.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 16:19 -

But when her masters saw that their hope of profit had left, they seized G1949 Paul and Silas and dragged them into the marketplace before the authorities,

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 17:19

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 17:19 - And they took G1949 him and brought him [fn]to the [fn]Areopagus, saying, “May we know what this new teaching is [fn]which you are speaking?

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 18:17

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 18:17 - And they all took G1949 hold G1949 of Sosthenes, the leader of the synagogue, and began beating him in front of the judgment seat. But Gallio was not concerned about any of these things.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 21:30

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:30 - Then all the city was stirred, and [fn]the people rushed together, and taking G1949 hold G1949 of Paul they dragged him out of the temple, and immediately the doors were shut.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 21:33

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:33 - Then the commander came up and took G1949 hold G1949 of him, and ordered him to be bound with two chains; and he began asking who he was and what he had done.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 23:19

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:19 - And the [fn]commander took G1949 him by the hand and stepping aside, began to inquire of him privately, “What is it that you have to report to me?”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ti 6:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 6:12 - Fight the good fight of faith. Take G1949 hold G1949 of the eternal life to which you were called, and you made the good confession in the presence of many witnesses.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ti 6:19

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 6:19 - storing up for themselves the treasure of a good foundation for the future, so that they may take G1949 hold G1949 of that which is life indeed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 2:16

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 2:16 - For assuredly He does not [fn]give G1949 help G1949 to angels, but He gives G1949 help G1949 to the seed of Abraham.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 8:9

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 8:9 -

NOT LIKE THE COVENANT WHICH I MADE WITH THEIR FATHERS

IN THE DAY WHEN I TOOK G1949 THEM BY THE HAND

TO LEAD THEM OUT OF THE LAND OF EGYPT;

FOR THEY DID NOT CONTINUE IN MY COVENANT,

AND I DID NOT CARE FOR THEM, SAYS THE [fn]LORD.

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