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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 49 times in 49 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 1:20

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 1:20 - As he considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream. “Joseph, son of David,” the angel said, “do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife. For the child within her was conceived by the Holy Spirit.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 1:24

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 1:24 - When Joseph woke up, he did as the angel of the Lord commanded and took Mary as his wife.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 2:13

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 2:13 - After the wise men were gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. “Get up! Flee to Egypt with the child and his mother,” the angel said. “Stay there until I tell you to return, because Herod is going to search for the child to kill him.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 2:14

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 2:14 - That night Joseph left for Egypt with the child and Mary, his mother,

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 2:20

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 2:20 - “Get up!” the angel said. “Take the child and his mother back to the land of Israel, because those who were trying to kill the child are dead.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 2:21

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 2:21 - So Joseph got up and returned to the land of Israel with Jesus and his mother.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 4:5

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 4:5 - Then the devil took him to the holy city, Jerusalem, to the highest point of the Temple,

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 4:8

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 4:8 - Next the devil took him to the peak of a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 12:45

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:45 - Then the spirit finds seven other spirits more evil than itself, and they all enter the person and live there. And so that person is worse off than before. That will be the experience of this evil generation.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 17:1

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:1 - Six days later Jesus took Peter and the two brothers, James and John, and led them up a high mountain to be alone.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 18:16

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 18:16 - But if you are unsuccessful, take one or two others with you and go back again, so that everything you say may be confirmed by two or three witnesses.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 20:17

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 20:17 - As Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, he took the twelve disciples aside privately and told them what was going to happen to him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 24:40

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:40 - “Two men will be working together in the field; one will be taken, the other left.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 24:41

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:41 - Two women will be grinding flour at the mill; one will be taken, the other left.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 26:37

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:37 - He took Peter and Zebedee’s two sons, James and John, and he became anguished and distressed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 27:27

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:27 - Some of the governor’s soldiers took Jesus into their headquarters[fn] and called out the entire regiment.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 4:36

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:36 - So they took Jesus in the boat and started out, leaving the crowds behind (although other boats followed).

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 5:40

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 5:40 - The crowd laughed at him. But he made them all leave, and he took the girl’s father and mother and his three disciples into the room where the girl was lying.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 7:4

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 7:4 - Similarly, they don’t eat anything from the market until they immerse their hands[fn] in water. This is but one of many traditions they have clung to—such as their ceremonial washing of cups, pitchers, and kettles.[fn])

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 9:2

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:2 - Six days later Jesus took Peter, James, and John, and led them up a high mountain to be alone. As the men watched, Jesus’ appearance was transformed,

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 10:32

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 10:32 - They were now on the way up to Jerusalem, and Jesus was walking ahead of them. The disciples were filled with awe, and the people following behind were overwhelmed with fear. Taking the twelve disciples aside, Jesus once more began to describe everything that was about to happen to him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 14:33

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:33 - He took Peter, James, and John with him, and he became deeply troubled and distressed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 9:10

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:10 - When the apostles returned, they told Jesus everything they had done. Then he slipped quietly away with them toward the town of Bethsaida.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 9:28

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:28 - About eight days later Jesus took Peter, John, and James up on a mountain to pray.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 11:26

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:26 - Then the spirit finds seven other spirits more evil than itself, and they all enter the person and live there. And so that person is worse off than before.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 17:34

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 17:34 - That night two people will be asleep in one bed; one will be taken, the other left.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 17:35

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 17:35 - Two women will be grinding flour together at the mill; one will be taken, the other left.[fn]”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 18:31

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 18:31 - Taking the twelve disciples aside, Jesus said, “Listen, we’re going up to Jerusalem, where all the predictions of the prophets concerning the Son of Man will come true.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 1:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 1:11 - He came to his own people, and even they rejected him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 14:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 14:3 - When everything is ready, I will come and get you, so that you will always be with me where I am.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 19:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 19:17 - Carrying the cross by himself, he went to the place called Place of the Skull (in Hebrew, Golgotha).

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 15:39

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 15:39 - Their disagreement was so sharp that they separated. Barnabas took John Mark with him and sailed for Cyprus.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 16:33

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 16:33 - Even at that hour of the night, the jailer cared for them and washed their wounds. Then he and everyone in his household were immediately baptized.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 21:24

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:24 - Go with them to the Temple and join them in the purification ceremony, paying for them to have their heads ritually shaved. Then everyone will know that the rumors are all false and that you yourself observe the Jewish laws.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 21:26

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:26 - So Paul went to the Temple the next day with the other men. They had already started the purification ritual, so he publicly announced the date when their vows would end and sacrifices would be offered for each of them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 21:32

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:32 - He immediately called out his soldiers and officers[fn] and ran down among the crowd. When the mob saw the commander and the troops coming, they stopped beating Paul.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 23:18

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:18 - So the officer did, explaining, “Paul, the prisoner, called me over and asked me to bring this young man to you because he has something to tell you.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 11:23

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 11:23 - For I pass on to you what I received from the Lord himself. On the night when he was betrayed, the Lord Jesus took some bread

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 15:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 15:1 - Let me now remind you, dear brothers and sisters,[fn] of the Good News I preached to you before. You welcomed it then, and you still stand firm in it.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 15:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 15:3 - I passed on to you what was most important and what had also been passed on to me. Christ died for our sins, just as the Scriptures said.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gal 1:9

Unchecked Copy BoxGal 1:9 - I say again what we have said before: If anyone preaches any other Good News than the one you welcomed, let that person be cursed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gal 1:12

Unchecked Copy BoxGal 1:12 - I received my message from no human source, and no one taught me. Instead, I received it by direct revelation from Jesus Christ.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Phl 4:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 4:9 - Keep putting into practice all you learned and received from me—everything you heard from me and saw me doing. Then the God of peace will be with you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Col 2:6

Unchecked Copy BoxCol 2:6 - And now, just as you accepted Christ Jesus as your Lord, you must continue to follow him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Col 4:17

Unchecked Copy BoxCol 4:17 - And say to Archippus, “Be sure to carry out the ministry the Lord gave you.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Th 2:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 2:13 - Therefore, we never stop thanking God that when you received his message from us, you didn’t think of our words as mere human ideas. You accepted what we said as the very word of God—which, of course, it is. And this word continues to work in you who believe.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Th 4:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 4:1 - Finally, dear brothers and sisters,[fn] we urge you in the name of the Lord Jesus to live in a way that pleases God, as we have taught you. You live this way already, and we encourage you to do so even more.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Th 3:6

Unchecked Copy Box2Th 3:6 - And now, dear brothers and sisters, we give you this command in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ: Stay away from all believers[fn] who live idle lives and don’t follow the tradition they received[fn] from us.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 12:28

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 12:28 - Since we are receiving a Kingdom that is unshakable, let us be thankful and please God by worshiping him with holy fear and awe.
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