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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.
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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 MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 14:31

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 14:31 - Immediately Jesus reached out his hand and caught him, saying 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 - He took the blind man by the hand and brought him outside of the village. Then he spit on his eyes, placed his hands on his eyes and asked, "Do you see anything?"

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 9:47

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:47 - But when Jesus discerned their innermost thoughts, he took a child, had him stand by his side,

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 14:4

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 14:4 - But they remained silent. So Jesus took hold of the man, healed him, and sent him away.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 20:20

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 20:20 - Then they watched him carefully and sent spies who pretended to be sincere. They wanted to take advantage of what he might say so that they could deliver him up to the authority and jurisdiction of the governor.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 20:26

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 20:26 - Thus they were unable in the presence of the people to trap him with his own words. And stunned by his answer, they fell silent.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 23:26

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:26 - As they led him away, they seized Simon of Cyrene, who was coming in from the country. They placed the cross on his back and made him carry it behind Jesus.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 9:27

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 16:19

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 16:19 - But when her owners saw their hope of profit was gone, they seized 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 - So they took Paul and brought him to the Areopagus, saying, "May we know what this new teaching is that you are proclaiming?

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 18:17

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 18:17 - So they all seized Sosthenes, the president of the synagogue, and began to beat him in front of the judgment seat. Yet none of these things were of any concern to Gallio.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 21:30

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:30 - The whole city was stirred up, and the people rushed together. They seized Paul and dragged him out of the temple courts, and immediately the doors were shut.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 21:33

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:33 - Then the commanding officer came up and arrested him and ordered him to be tied up with two chains; he then asked who he was and what he had done.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 23:19

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:19 - The commanding officer took him by the hand, withdrew privately, and asked, "What is it that you want to report to me?"

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ti 6:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 6:12 - Compete well for the faith and lay hold of that eternal life you were called for and made your good confession for in the presence of many witnesses.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ti 6:19

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 6:19 - In this way they will save up a treasure for themselves as a firm foundation for the future and so lay hold of what is truly life.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 2:16

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 2:16 - For surely his concern is not for angels, but he is concerned for Abraham's descendants.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 8:9

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 8:9 - "It will not be like the covenant that I made with their fathers, on the day when I took them by the hand to lead them out of Egypt, because they did not continue in my covenant and I had no regard for them, says the Lord.
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