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Lexicon :: Strong's G4815 - syllambanō

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συλλαμβάνω
Transliteration
syllambanō (Key)
Pronunciation
sool-lam-ban'-o
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
mGNT
16x in 13 unique form(s) TR
16x in 13 unique form(s) LXX
87x in 26 unique form(s)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 7:759,1101

Strong’s Definitions

συλλαμβάνω syllambánō, sool-lam-ban'-o; from G4862 and G2983; to clasp, i.e. seize (arrest, capture); specially, to conceive (literally or figuratively); by implication, to aid:—catch, conceive, help, take.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 16x

The KJV translates Strong's G4815 in the following manner: take (5x), took (3x), conceive (5x), help (2x), caught (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 16x
The KJV translates Strong's G4815 in the following manner: take (5x), took (3x), conceive (5x), help (2x), caught (1x).

  1. to seize, take: one as prisoner

  2. to conceive, of a woman

    1. metaph. of lust whose impulses a man indulges

  3. to seize for one's self

    1. in a hostile sense, to make (one a permanent) prisoner

  4. to take hold together with one, to assist, help, to succour

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
συλλαμβάνω syllambánō, sool-lam-ban'-o; from G4862 and G2983; to clasp, i.e. seize (arrest, capture); specially, to conceive (literally or figuratively); by implication, to aid:—catch, conceive, help, take.
STRONGS G4815:
συλλαμβάνω (sometimes συνλαμβάνω (see below)): future 2 person singular συλλήψῃ (L T Tr WH συλλήμψῃ (see Mu)), Luke 1:31; perfect (3rd person singular συνείληφεν, Luke 1:36 Tr text WH), participle feminine συνειληφυῖα (Luke 1:36 R G L T); 2 aorist συνέλαβον; 1 aorist passive συνεληφθην (L T Tr WH συνελήμφθην; see Mu); middle, present imperative 2 person singular συλλαμβάνου (T Tr WH συνλαμβανου, cf. σύν, II. at the end; Tdf Proleg., p. 76) Philippians 4:3; 2 aorist συνελαβομην; from Aeschylus and Herodotus down; the Sept. for תָּפַשׂ and לָכַד;
1. Active,
a. to seize, take: τινα, one as a prisoner, Matthew 26:55; Mark 14:48; Luke 22:54; John 18:12 (cf. Winer's Grammar, 275 (259)); Acts 1:16; Acts 12:3; Acts 23:27; ἀργαν ἰχθύων, Luke 5:9.
b. to conceive, of a woman (often so in the Sept. for הָרָה): absolutely, Luke 1:24 (Aristotle, h. a. 7, 1, p. 582{a}, 19; genitive an. 1, 19, p. 727^b, 8f; (Phil. de vitand. acre alien. 4. 4; cf. Winers Grammar, 593 (552); Buttmann, § 130, 5)); with ἐν γαστρί added, Luke 1:31: τινα, a son (Luke 1:36); with ἐν τῇ κοιλία added, Luke 2:21; metaphorically, of 'lust,' whose impulses a man indulges, James 1:15.
2. Middle
a. to seize for oneself; in a hostile sense, to make (one a permanent) prisoner: τινα, Acts 26:21.
b. with the dative of a person to take hold together with one, to assist, help: Luke 5:7; to succor, Philippians 4:3 (Sophocles Phil. 282; Plato, Theag., p. 129{e}; Diodorus 11, 40; in this sense in Greek writings more commonly in the active).
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
26:55
Mark
14:48
Luke
1:24; 1:31; 1:31; 1:36; 1:36; 1:36; 2:21; 5:7; 5:9; 22:54
John
18:12
Acts
1:16; 12:3; 23:27; 26:21
Philippians
2; 4:3; 4:3
James
1:15

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G4815 matches the Greek συλλαμβάνω (syllambanō),
which occurs 16 times in 16 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 26:55

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:55 - At that hour Jesus said to the crowds, “Have you come out as against a robber, with swords and clubs to capture me? Day after day I sat in the temple teaching, and you did not seize me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 14:48

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:48 - And Jesus said to them, “Have you come out as against a robber, with swords and clubs to capture me?

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 1:24

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:24 - After these days his wife Elizabeth conceived, and for five months she kept herself hidden, saying,

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 1:31

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:31 - And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 1:36

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:36 - And behold, your relative Elizabeth in her old age has also conceived a son, and this is the sixth month with her who was called barren.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 2:21

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:21 - And at the end of eight days, when he was circumcised, he was called Jesus, the name given by the angel before he was conceived in the womb.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 5:7

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 5:7 - They signaled to their partners in the other boat to come and help them. And they came and filled both the boats, so that they began to sink.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 5:9

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 5:9 - For he and all who were with him were astonished at the catch of fish that they had taken,

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 22:54

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:54 - Then they seized him and led him away, bringing him into the high priest’s house, and Peter was following at a distance.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 18:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 18:12 - So the band of soldiers and their captain and the officers of the Jews[fn] arrested Jesus and bound him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 1:16 - “Brothers, the Scripture had to be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit spoke beforehand by the mouth of David concerning Judas, who became a guide to those who arrested Jesus.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 12:3

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 12:3 - and when he saw that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded to arrest Peter also. This was during the days of Unleavened Bread.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 23:27

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:27 - This man was seized by the Jews and was about to be killed by them when I came upon them with the soldiers and rescued him, having learned that he was a Roman citizen.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 26:21

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:21 - For this reason the Jews seized me in the temple and tried to kill me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Phl 4:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 4:3 - Yes, I ask you also, true companion,[fn] help these women, who have labored[fn] side by side with me in the gospel together with Clement and the rest of my fellow workers, whose names are in the book of life.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jas 1:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 1:15 - Then desire when it has conceived gives birth to sin, and sin when it is fully grown brings forth death.
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