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Lexicon :: Strong's G3880 - paralambanō

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παραλαμβάνω
Transliteration
paralambanō (Key)
Pronunciation
par-al-am-ban'-o
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
mGNT
49x in 16 unique form(s) TR
50x in 18 unique form(s) LXX
22x in 11 unique form(s)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 4:11,495

Strong’s Definitions

παραλαμβάνω paralambánō, par-al-am-ban'-o; from G3844 and G2983; to receive near, i.e. associate with oneself (in any familiar or intimate act or relation); by analogy, to assume an office; figuratively, to learn:—receive, take (unto, with).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 50x

The KJV translates Strong's G3880 in the following manner: take (30x), receive (15x), take unto (2x), take up (2x), take away (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 50x
The KJV translates Strong's G3880 in the following manner: take (30x), receive (15x), take unto (2x), take up (2x), take away (1x).

  1. to take to, to take with one's self, to join to one's self

    1. an associate, a companion

    2. metaph.

      1. to accept or acknowledge one to be such as he professes to be

      2. not to reject, not to withhold obedience

  2. to receive something transmitted

    1. an office to be discharged

    2. to receive with the mind

      1. by oral transmission: of the authors from whom the tradition proceeds

      2. by the narrating to others, by instruction of teachers (used of disciples)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
παραλαμβάνω paralambánō, par-al-am-ban'-o; from G3844 and G2983; to receive near, i.e. associate with oneself (in any familiar or intimate act or relation); by analogy, to assume an office; figuratively, to learn:—receive, take (unto, with).
STRONGS G3880:
παραλαμβάνω; future παραλήψομαι, in L T Tr WH παραλήμψομαι (John 14:3; see Mu); 2 aorist παρέλαβον, 3 person plural παρελάβοσαν (2 Thessalonians 3:6 G T L marginal reading Tr marginal reading WH marginal reading; cf. δολιόω (yet see WH's Appendix, p. 165)); passive, present παραλαμβάνομαι; 1 future παραληφθήσομαι, in L T Tr WH παραλημφθήσομαι (see Mu; Luke 17:34-36); from Herodotus down; the Sept. for לָקַח;
1. to take to (cf. παρά, IV. 1), to take with oneself, to join to oneself: τινα, an associate, a companion, Matthew 17:1; Matthew 26:37; Mark 4:36; Mark 5:40; Mark 9:2; Mark 10:32; Luke 9:10, 28; Luke 11:26; Luke 18:31; Acts 15:39; in the passive, Matthew 24:40, 41; Luke 17:34-36; one to be led off as a prisoner, John 19:16; Acts 23:18; to take with one in order to carry away, Matthew 2:13f, 20f; τινα μεθ' ἑαυτοῦ, Matthew 12:45; Matthew 18:16; Mark 14:33; παραλαμβάνειν γυναῖκα, to take one's betrothed to his home, Matthew 1:20, 24; τινα followed by εἰς with an accusative of place, to take (and bring, cf. Winer's Grammar, § 66, 2 d.) one with one into a place, Matthew 4:5, 8; Matthew 27:27; τινα κατ' ἰδίαν, Matthew 20:17; middle with πρός ἐμαυτόν, to my companionship, where I myself dwell, John 14:3. The participle is prefixed to other active verbs to describe the action more in detail, Acts 16:33; Acts 21:24, 26, 32 (here L WH marginal reading λαβών). Metaphorically, equivalent to "to accept or acknowledge one to be such as he professes to be; not to reject, not to withhold obedience": τινα, John 1:11.
2. to receive something transmitted;
a. properly: παραλαμβάνειν διακονίαν, an office to be discharged, Colossians 4:17; βασιλείαν, Hebrews 12:28 (so for the Chaldean קַבֵּל in Daniel 5:31; Daniel 7:18, Theod.; Herodotus 2, 120; (Josephus, contra Apion 1, 20, 5 (where see Müller)); τήν ἀρχήν, Plato, Polybius, Plutarch).
b. to receive with the mind; by oral transmission: τί followed by ἀπό with a genitive of the author from whom the tradition proceeds, 1 Corinthians 11:23 (on which cf. Paret in the Jahrbb. f. deutsche Theol. for 1858, Bd. iii., p. 48ff; (see references in ἀπό, II. 2 d. aa.)); by the narration of others, by the instruction of teachers (used of disciples): (τόν Χριστόν Ἰησοῦν τόν κύριον, Colossians 2:6); τί, 1 Corinthians 15:1, 3; Galatians 1:9; Philippians 4:9; (τί followed by an infinitive, Mark 7:4); τί παρά τίνος (see references under the word παρά, the passage cited), Galatians 1:12; 1 Thessalonians 2:13; 2 Thessalonians 3:6; παρά τίνος, καθώς... τό πῶς δεῖ etc. 1 Thessalonians 4:1, (σοφίαν παρά τίνος, Plato, Lach., p. 197 d.; Euthyd., p. 304 c.). (Compare: συμπαραλαμβάνω.)
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Daniel
5:31; 7:18
Matthew
1:20; 1:24; 2:13; 2:20; 4:5; 4:8; 12:45; 17:1; 18:16; 20:17; 24:40; 24:41; 26:37; 27:27
Mark
4:36; 5:40; 7:4; 9:2; 10:32; 14:33
Luke
9:10; 9:28; 11:26; 17:34; 17:34; 17:35; 17:35; 17:36; 17:36; 18:31
John
1:11; 14:3; 14:3; 19:16
Acts
15:39; 16:33; 21:24; 21:26; 21:32; 23:18
1 Corinthians
11:23; 15:1; 15:3
Galatians
1:9; 1:12
Philippians
4:9
Colossians
2:6; 4:17
1 Thessalonians
2:13; 4:1
2 Thessalonians
3:6; 3:6
Hebrews
12:28

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G3880 matches the Greek παραλαμβάνω (paralambanō),
which occurs 50 times in 50 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 1:20

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 1:20 - And on his thinking of these things, lo, a messenger of the Lord in a dream appeared to him, saying, 'Joseph, son of David, thou mayest not fear to receive Mary thy wife, for that which in her was begotten is of the Holy Spirit,

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 1:24

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 1:24 - And Joseph, having risen from the sleep, did as the messenger of the Lord directed him, and received his wife,

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 2:13

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 2:13 - And on their having withdrawn, lo, a messenger of the Lord doth appear in a dream to Joseph, saying, 'Having risen, take the child and his mother, and flee to Egypt, and be thou there till I may speak to thee, for Herod is about to seek the child to destroy him.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 2:14

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 2:14 - And he, having risen, took the child and his mother by night, and withdrew to Egypt,

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 2:20

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 2:20 - saying, 'Having risen, take the child and his mother, and be going to the land of Israel, for they have died -- those seeking the life of the child.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 2:21

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 2:21 - And he, having risen, took the child and his mother, and came to the land of Israel,

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 4:5

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 4:5 - Then doth the Devil take him to the holy city, and doth set him on the pinnacle of the temple,

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 4:8

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 4:8 - Again doth the Devil take him to a very high mount, and doth shew to him all the kingdoms of the world and the glory of them,

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 12:45

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:45 - then doth it go, and take with itself seven other spirits more evil than itself, and having gone in they dwell there, and the last of that man doth become worse than the first; so shall it be also to this evil generation.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 17:1

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:1 - And after six days Jesus taketh Peter, and James, and John his brother, and doth bring them up to a high mount by themselves,

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 18:16

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 18:16 - and if he may not hear, take with thee yet one or two, that by the mouth of two witnesses or three every word may stand.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 20:17

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 20:17 - And Jesus going up to Jerusalem, took the twelve disciples by themselves in the way, and said to them,

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 24:40

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:40 - Then two men shall be in the field, the one is received, and the one is left;

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 24:41

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:41 - two women shall be grinding in the mill, one is received, and one is left.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 26:37

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:37 - And having taken Peter, and the two sons of Zebedee, he began to be sorrowful, and to be very heavy;

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 27:27

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:27 - then the soldiers of the governor having taken Jesus to the Praetorium, did gather to him all the band;

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 4:36

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:36 - and having let away the multitude, they take him up as he was in the boat, and other little boats also were with him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 5:40

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 5:40 - and they were laughing at him. And he, having put all forth, doth take the father of the child, and the mother, and those with him, and goeth in where the child is lying,

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 7:4

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 7:4 - and, coming from the market-place, if they do not baptize themselves, they do not eat; and many other things there are that they received to hold, baptisms of cups, and pots, and brazen vessels, and couches.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 9:2

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:2 - And after six days doth Jesus take Peter, and James, and John, and bringeth them up to a high mount by themselves, alone, and he was transfigured before them,

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 10:32

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 10:32 - And they were in the way going up to Jerusalem, and Jesus was going before them, and they were amazed, and following they were afraid. And having again taken the twelve, he began to tell them the things about to happen to him,

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 14:33

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:33 - and he taketh Peter, and James, and John with him, and began to be amazed, and to be very heavy,

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 9:10

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:10 - And the apostles having turned back, declared to him how great things they did, and having taken them, he withdrew by himself to a desert place of a city called Bethsaida,

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 9:28

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:28 - And it came to pass, after these words, as it were eight days, that having taken Peter, and John, and James, he went up to the mountain to pray,

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 11:26

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:26 - then doth it go, and take to it seven other spirits more evil than itself, and having entered, they dwell there, and the last of that man becometh worst than the first.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 17:34

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 17:34 - 'I say to you, In that night, there shall be two men on one couch, the one shall be taken, and the other shall be left;

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 17:35

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 17:35 - two women shall be grinding at the same place together, the one shall be taken, and the other shall be left;

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 17:36

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 17:36 - two men shall be in the field, the one shall be taken, and the other left.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 18:31

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 18:31 - And having taken the twelve aside, he said unto them, 'Lo, we go up to Jerusalem, and all things shall be completed -- that have been written through the prophets -- to the Son of Man,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 1:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 1:11 - to his own things he came, and his own people did not receive him;

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 14:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 14:3 - and if I go on and prepare for you a place, again do I come, and will receive you unto myself, that where I am ye also may be;

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 19:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 19:16 - Then, therefore, he delivered him up to them, that he may be crucified, and they took Jesus and led him away,

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 15:39

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 15:39 - there came, therefore, a sharp contention, so that they were parted from one another, and Barnabas having taken Mark, did sail to Cyprus,

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 16:33

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 16:33 - and having taken them, in that hour of the night, he did bathe them from the blows, and was baptized, himself and all his presently,

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 21:24

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:24 - these having taken, be purified with them, and be at expence with them, that they may shave the head, and all may know that the things of which they have been instructed concerning thee are nothing, but thou dost walk -- thyself also -- the law keeping.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 21:26

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:26 - Then Paul, having taken the men, on the following day, with them having purified himself, was entering into the temple, announcing the fulfilment of the days of the purification, till the offering was offered for each one of them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 21:32

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:32 - who, at once, having taken soldiers and centurions, ran down upon them, and they having seen the chief captain and the soldiers, did leave off beating Paul.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 23:18

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:18 - He indeed, then, having taken him, brought him unto the chief captain, and saith, 'The prisoner Paul, having called me near, asked me this young man to bring unto thee, having something to say to thee.'

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 11:23

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 11:23 - For I -- I received from the Lord that which also I did deliver to you, that the Lord Jesus in the night in which he was delivered up, took bread,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 15:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 15:1 - And I make known to you, brethren, the good news that I proclaimed to you, which also ye did receive, in which also ye have stood,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 15:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 15:3 - for I delivered to you first, what also I did receive, that Christ died for our sins, according to the Writings,

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Unchecked Copy Box Gal 1:9

Unchecked Copy BoxGal 1:9 - as we have said before, and now say again, If any one to you may proclaim good news different from what ye did receive -- anathema let him be!

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Unchecked Copy Box Gal 1:12

Unchecked Copy BoxGal 1:12 - for neither did I from man receive it, nor was I taught it, but through a revelation of Jesus Christ,

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Unchecked Copy Box Phl 4:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 4:9 - the things that also ye did learn, and receive, and hear, and saw in me, those do, and the God of the peace shall be with you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Col 2:6

Unchecked Copy BoxCol 2:6 - as, then, ye did receive Christ Jesus the Lord, in him walk ye,

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Unchecked Copy Box Col 4:17

Unchecked Copy BoxCol 4:17 - and say to Archippus, 'See to the ministration that thou didst receive in the Lord, that thou mayest fulfil it.'

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Th 2:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 2:13 - Because of this also, we -- we do give thanks to God continually, that, having received the word of hearing from us of God, ye accepted, not the word of man, but as it is truly, the word of God, who also doth work in you who believe;

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Th 4:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 4:1 - As to the rest, then, brethren, we request you, and call upon you in the Lord Jesus, as ye did receive from us how it behoveth you to walk and to please God, that ye may abound the more,

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Th 3:6

Unchecked Copy Box2Th 3:6 - And we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to withdraw yourselves from every brother disorderly walking, and not after the deliverance that ye received from us,

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 12:28

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 12:28 - wherefore, a kingdom that cannot be shaken receiving, may we have grace, through which we may serve God well-pleasingly, with reverence and religious fear;
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