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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 41 times in 39 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 25:26

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 25:26 - Then the other twin was born with his hand grasping Esau’s heel. So they named him Jacob.[fn] Isaac was sixty years old when the twins were born.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 4:4

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 4:4 - Then the LORD told him, “Reach out and grab its tail.” So Moses reached out and grabbed it, and it turned back into a shepherd’s staff in his hand.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 9:17

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 9:17 - So I took the stone tablets and threw them to the ground, smashing them before your eyes.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 25:11

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 25:11 - “If two Israelite men get into a fight and the wife of one tries to rescue her husband by grabbing the testicles of the other man,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 12:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 12:6 - they would tell him to say “Shibboleth.” If he was from Ephraim, he would say “Sibboleth,” because people from Ephraim cannot pronounce the word correctly. Then they would take him and kill him at the shallow crossings of the Jordan. In all, 42,000 Ephraimites were killed at that time.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 16:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 16:3 - But Samson stayed in bed only until midnight. Then he got up, took hold of the doors of the town gate, including the two posts, and lifted them up, bar and all. He put them on his shoulders and carried them all the way to the top of the hill across from Hebron.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 16:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 16:21 - So the Philistines captured him and gouged out his eyes. They took him to Gaza, where he was bound with bronze chains and forced to grind grain in the prison.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 19:25

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 19:25 - But they wouldn’t listen to him. So the Levite took hold of his concubine and pushed her out the door. The men of the town abused her all night, taking turns raping her until morning. Finally, at dawn they let her go.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 19:29

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 19:29 - When he got home, he took a knife and cut his concubine’s body into twelve pieces. Then he sent one piece to each tribe throughout all the territory of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 20:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 20:6 - So I cut her body into twelve pieces and sent the pieces throughout the territory assigned to Israel, for these men have committed a terrible and shameful crime.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 13:11

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:11 - But as she was feeding him, he grabbed her and demanded, “Come to bed with me, my darling sister.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 15:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 15:5 - When people tried to bow before him, Absalom wouldn’t let them. Instead, he took them by the hand and kissed them.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 1:50

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:50 - Adonijah was afraid of Solomon, so he rushed to the sacred tent and grabbed on to the horns of the altar.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 6:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:6 - The complex was three stories high, the bottom floor being 7½ feet wide, the second floor 9 feet wide, and the top floor 10½ feet wide.[fn] The rooms were connected to the walls of the Temple by beams resting on ledges built out from the wall. So the beams were not inserted into the walls themselves.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 11:30

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 11:30 - and Ahijah took hold of the new cloak he was wearing and tore it into twelve pieces.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 2:12

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 2:12 - Elisha saw it and cried out, “My father! My father! I see the chariots and charioteers of Israel!” And as they disappeared from sight, Elisha tore his clothes in distress.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 4:27

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 4:27 - But when she came to the man of God at the mountain, she fell to the ground before him and caught hold of his feet. Gehazi began to push her away, but the man of God said, “Leave her alone. She is deeply troubled, but the LORD has not told me what it is.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 8:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 8:15 - They cling to their home for security, but it won’t last.
They try to hold it tight, but it will not endure.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 16:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 16:8 - As if to prove I have sinned, you’ve reduced me to skin and bones.
My gaunt flesh testifies against me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 30:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 30:18 - With a strong hand, God grabs my shirt.
He grips me by the collar of my coat.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 38:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 38:13 - Have you made daylight spread to the ends of the earth,
to bring an end to the night’s wickedness?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 35:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:2 - Put on your armor, and take up your shield.
Prepare for battle, and come to my aid.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 48:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 48:6 - They were gripped with terror
and writhed in pain like a woman in labor.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 4:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 4:13 - Take hold of my instructions; don’t let them go.
Guard them, for they are the key to life.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 7:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 7:13 - She threw her arms around him and kissed him,
and with a brazen look she said,

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 3:6

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 3:6 - In those days a man will say to his brother,
“Since you have a coat, you be our leader!
Take charge of this heap of ruins!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 4:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 4:1 - In that day so few men will be left that seven women will fight for each man, saying, “Let us all marry you! We will provide our own food and clothing. Only let us take your name so we won’t be mocked as old maids.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 5:29

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:29 - They will roar like lions,
like the strongest of lions.
Growling, they will pounce on their victims and carry them off,
and no one will be there to rescue them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 27:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 27:4 - My anger will be gone.
If I find briers and thorns growing,
I will attack them;
I will burn them up—

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 31:32

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 31:32 - This covenant will not be like the one I made with their ancestors when I took them by the hand and brought them out of the land of Egypt. They broke that covenant, though I loved them as a husband loves his wife,” says the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 32:33

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 32:33 - My people have turned their backs on me and have refused to return. Even though I diligently taught them, they would not receive instruction or obey.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 44:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 44:23 - All these terrible things happened to you because you have burned incense to idols and sinned against the LORD. You have refused to obey him and have not followed his instructions, his decrees, and his laws.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 49:24

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 49:24 - Damascus has become feeble,
and all her people turn to flee.
Fear, anguish, and pain have gripped her
as they grip a woman in labor.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 29:7

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 29:7 - When Israel leaned on you,
you splintered and broke
and stabbed her in the armpit.
When she put her weight on you, you gave way,
and her back was thrown out of joint.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 30:21

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 30:21 - “Son of man, I have broken the arm of Pharaoh, the king of Egypt. His arm has not been put in a cast so that it may heal. Neither has it been bound up with a splint to make it strong enough to hold a sword.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 41:6

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 41:6 - These side rooms were built in three levels, one above the other, with thirty rooms on each level. The supports for these side rooms rested on exterior ledges on the Temple wall; they did not extend into the wall.

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Unchecked Copy Box Joe 2:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 2:9 - They swarm over the city
and run along its walls.
They enter all the houses,
climbing like thieves through the windows.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 8:23

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 8:23 - “This is what the LORD of Heaven’s Armies says: In those days ten men from different nations and languages of the world will clutch at the sleeve of one Jew. And they will say, ‘Please let us walk with you, for we have heard that God is with you.’”

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 14:13

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 14:13 - On that day they will be terrified, stricken by the LORD with great panic. They will fight their neighbors hand to hand.
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