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Lexicon :: Strong's G2638 - katalambanō

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καταλαμβάνω
Transliteration
katalambanō (Key)
Pronunciation
kat-al-am-ban'-o
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
mGNT
15x in 12 unique form(s) TR
15x in 12 unique form(s) LXX
72x in 25 unique form(s)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 4:9,495

Strong’s Definitions

καταλαμβάνω katalambánō, kat-al-am-ban'-o; from G2596 and G2983; to take eagerly, i.e. seize, possess, etc. (literally or figuratively):—apprehend, attain, come upon, comprehend, find, obtain, perceive, (over-)take.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 15x

The KJV translates Strong's G2638 in the following manner: take (3x), apprehend (3x), comprehend (2x), perceive (2x), come upon (1x), attain (1x), find (1x), overtake (1x), obtain (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 15x
The KJV translates Strong's G2638 in the following manner: take (3x), apprehend (3x), comprehend (2x), perceive (2x), come upon (1x), attain (1x), find (1x), overtake (1x), obtain (1x).

  1. to lay hold of

    1. to lay hold of so as to make one's own, to obtain, attain to, to make one's own, to take into one's self, appropriate

    2. to seize upon, take possession of

      1. of evils overtaking one, of the last day overtaking the wicked with destruction, of a demon about to torment one

      2. in a good sense, of Christ by his holy power and influence laying hold of the human mind and will, in order to prompt and govern it

    3. to detect, catch

    4. to lay hold of with the mind

      1. to understand, perceive, learn, comprehend

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
καταλαμβάνω katalambánō, kat-al-am-ban'-o; from G2596 and G2983; to take eagerly, i.e. seize, possess, etc. (literally or figuratively):—apprehend, attain, come upon, comprehend, find, obtain, perceive, (over-)take.
STRONGS G2638:
καταλαμβάνω: 2 aorist κατέλαβον; perfect infinitive κατειληφέναι; passive, perfect 3 person singular κατείληπται (John 8:4 as given in L T Tr WH text), perfect participle κατειλημμένος; 1 aorist κατειληφθην (John 8:4 Rst bez elz G) (on the augment cf. Winer's Grammar, § 12, 6), and κατελήφθην (Philippians 3:12 R G), and κατελήμφθην (ibid. L T Tr WH; on the mu μ' see under the word Mu); middle, present καταλαμβάνομαι; 2 aorist κατελαβόμην; cf. Kühner, i., p. 856; (Veitch, under the word λαμβάνω); the Sept. for הִשִּׂיג, לָכַד, also for מָצָא, etc.; (from Homer down); to lay hold of; i. e.:
1. to lay hold of so as to make one's own, to obtain, attain to: with the accusative of the thing; the prize of victory, 1 Corinthians 9:24; Philippians 3:12f; τήν δικαιοσύνην, Romans 9:30; equivalent to to make one's own, to take into oneself, appropriate: ἡ σκοτία αὐτό (i. e. τό φῶς) οὐ κατέλαβεν, John 1:5.
2. to seize upon, take possession of (Latinoccupare);
a. of evils overtaking one (so in Greek writings from Homer down): τινα σκοτία, John 12:35; (so physically, John 6:17 Tdf.); of the last day overtaking the wicked with destruction, 1 Thessalonians 5:4; of a demon about to torment one, Mark 9:18.
b. in a good sense, of Christ by his holy power and influence laying hold of the human mind and will, in order to prompt and govern it, Philippians 3:12.
3. to detect, catch: τινα ἐν τίνι, in passive John 8:3 (WH ἐπί τίνι); with a participle indicating the crime, John 8:4.
4. to lay hold of with the mind; to understand, perceive, learn, comprehend (Plato, Phaedr., p. 250d.; Axioch., p. 370a.; Polybius 8, 4, 6; Philo, vita contempl. § 10; Dionysius Halicarnassus, Antiquities 5, 46); middle (Dionysius Halicarnassus, Antiquities 2, 66; (cf. Winer's Grammar, 253 (238))), followed by ὅτι, Acts 4:13; Acts 10:34; followed by the accusative with an infinitive, Acts 25:25; followed by indirect discourse, Ephesians 3:18.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Mark
9:18
John
1:5; 6:17; 8:3; 8:4; 8:4; 8:4; 12:35
Acts
4:13; 10:34; 25:25
Romans
9:30
1 Corinthians
9:24
Ephesians
3:18
Philippians
3:12; 3:12; 3:12
1 Thessalonians
5:4

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Strong's Number G2638 matches the Greek καταλαμβάνω (katalambanō),
which occurs 15 times in 14 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:18 - كُلَّمَا تَمَلَّكَهُ يَصْرَعُهُ، فَيُزْبِدُ وَيَصِرُّ بِأَسْنَانِهِ وَيَتَيَبَّسُ. وَقَدْ طَلَبْتُ مِنْ تَلامِيذِكَ أَنْ يَطْرُدُوهُ، فَلَمْ يَقْدِرُوا».

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 1:5 - وَالنُّورُ يُضِيءُ فِي الظَّلامِ، وَالظَّلامُ لَمْ يُدْرِكْ النُّورَ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 8:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 8:3 - وَأَحْضَرَ إِلَيْهِ مُعَلِّمُو الشَّرِيعَةِ وَالْفَرِّيسِيُّونَ امْرَأَةً ضُبِطَتْ تَزْنِي، وَأَوْقَفُوهَا فِي الْوَسَطِ،

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 8:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 8:4 - وَقَالُوا لَهُ: «يَا مُعَلِّمُ، هذِهِ الْمَرْأَةُ ضُبِطَتْ وَهِيَ تَزْنِي.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 12:35

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 12:35 - فَقَالَ لَهُمْ يَسُوعُ: «النُّورُ بَاقٍ مَعَكُمْ وَقْتاً قَصِيراً. فَوَاصِلُوا سَيْرَكُمْ مَادَامَ النُّورُ يُشْرِقُ عَلَيْكُمْ، لِئَلّا يُطْبِقَ عَلَيْكُمُ الظَّلامُ، فَإِنَّ الَّذِي يَمْشِي فِي الظَّلامِ لَا يَعْلَمُ أَيْنَ يَذْهَبُ.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 4:13 - فَتَعَجَّبَ الْمُجْتَمِعُونَ مِنْ جُرْأَةِ بُطْرُسَ وَيُوحَنَّا، لَمَّا عَرَفُوا أَنَّهُمَا غَيْرُ مُتَعَلِّمَيْنِ وَأَنَّهُمَا مِنْ عَامَّةِ الشَّعْبِ، فَأَدْرَكُوا أَنَّهُمَا كَانَا مَعَ يَسُوعَ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 10:34

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:34 - فَبَدَأَ بُطْرُسُ كَلامَهُ قَائِلاً: «تَبَيَّنَ لِي فِعْلاً أَنَّ اللهَ لَا يُفَضِّلُ أَحَداً عَلَى أَحَدٍ،

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 25:25

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:25 - وَتَبَيَّنَ لِي أَنَّهُ لَمْ يَفْعَلْ مَا يَسْتَحِقُّ الإِعْدَامَ. وَلَكِنَّهُ اسْتَأْنَفَ دَعْوَاهُ إِلَى جَلالَةِ الْقَيْصَرِ، فَقَرَّرْتُ أَنْ أُرْسِلَهُ إِلَيْهِ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 9:30

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 9:30 - فَمَا هِيَ خُلاصَةُ الْقَوْلِ؟ إِنَّ الأُمَمَ الَّذِينَ لَمْ يَكُونُوا يَسْعَوْنَ وَرَاءَ الْبِرِّ، قَدْ بَلَغُوا الْبِرَّ، وَلَكِنَّهُ الْبِرُّ الْقَائِمُ عَلَى أَسَاسِ الإِيمَانِ.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 9:24

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 9:24 - أَمَا تَعْلَمُونَ أَنَّ الْمُتَبَارِينَ يَرْكُضُونَ جَمِيعاً فِي الْمَيْدَانِ وَلَكِنَّ وَاحِداً مِنْهُمْ فَقَطْ يَفُوزُ بِالْجَائِزَةِ؟ هكَذَا ارْكُضُوا أَنْتُمْ حَتَّى تَفُوزُوا!

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Unchecked Copy Box Eph 3:18

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 3:18 - تَصِيرُونَ قَادِرِينَ تَمَاماً أَنْ تُدْرِكُوا، مَعَ الْقِدِّيسِينَ جَمِيعاً، مَا هُوَ الْعَرْضُ وَالطُّولُ وَالْعُلْوُ وَالْعُمْقُ،

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Unchecked Copy Box Phl 3:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 3:12 - لَسْتُ أَدَّعِي أَنِّي قَدْ نِلْتُ الْجَائِزَةَ أَوْ بَلَغْتُ الكَمَالَ. وَلَكِنِّي مَاأَزَالُ أَسْعَى لِاقْتِنَائِهَا، كَمَا أَنَّ الْمَسِيحَ يَسُوعَ قَدِ اقْتَنَانِي.

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Unchecked Copy Box Phl 3:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 3:13 - أَيُّهَا الإِخْوَةُ، أَنَا لَا أَعْتَبِرُ نَفْسِي قَدِ نِلْتُ الْجَائِزَةَ، وَلَكِنِّي أَفْعَلُ أَمْراً وَاحِداً: أَنْسَى مَا هُوَ وَرَاءُ وَأَتَقَدَّمُ إِلَى مَا هُوَ أَمَامُ،

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Th 5:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 5:4 - غَيْرَ أَنَّكُمْ أَنْتُمْ، أَيُّهَا الإِخْوَةُ، لَسْتُمْ فِي الظَّلامِ حَتَّى يُفَاجِئَكُمْ ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمُ كَأَنَّهُ لِصٌّ.
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