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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 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. “You of little faith,” he said, “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 led him outside the village. When he had spit on the man’s eyes and put his hands on him, Jesus asked, “Do you see anything?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 9:47

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:47 - Jesus, knowing their thoughts, took a little child and had him stand beside him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 14:4

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 14:4 - But they remained silent. So taking hold of the man, he healed him and sent him on his way.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 20:20

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 20:20 - Keeping a close watch on him, they sent spies, who pretended to be sincere. They hoped to catch Jesus in something he said, so that they might hand him over to the power and authority of the governor.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 20:26

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 20:26 - They were unable to trap him in what he had said there in public. And astonished by his answer, they became silent.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 23:26

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:26 - As the soldiers led him away, they seized Simon from Cyrene, who was on his way in from the country, and put the cross on him 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 him and brought him to the apostles. He told them how Saul on his journey had seen the Lord and that the Lord had spoken to him, and how in Damascus he had preached fearlessly in the name of Jesus.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 16:19

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 16:19 - When her owners realized that their hope of making money was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them into the marketplace to face the authorities.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 17:19

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 17:19 - Then they took him and brought him to a meeting of the Areopagus, where they said to him, “May we know what this new teaching is that you are presenting?

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 18:17

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 18:17 - Then the crowd there turned on Sosthenes the synagogue leader and beat him in front of the proconsul; and Gallio showed no concern whatever.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 21:30

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:30 - The whole city was aroused, and the people came running from all directions. Seizing Paul, they dragged him from the temple, and immediately the gates were shut.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 21:33

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:33 - The commander came up and arrested him and ordered him to be bound with two chains. Then he 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 commander took the young man by the hand, drew him aside and asked, “What is it you want to tell me?”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ti 6:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 6:12 - Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called when you made your good confession 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 lay up treasure for themselves as a firm foundation for the coming age, so that they may take hold of the life that is truly life.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 2:16

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 2:16 - For surely it is not angels he helps, but 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 I made with their ancestors when I took them by the hand to lead them out of Egypt, because they did not remain faithful to my covenant, and I turned away from them,

declares the Lord.

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