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Lexicon :: Strong's G1949 - epilambanomai

Aa
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 BoxMat 14:31

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 14:31 - Immediately G2112 Jesus G2424 reached G1614 out G1614 with His hand G5495 and took G1949 hold G1949 of him, and *said G3004 to him, “You of G3640 little G3640 faith G3640, why G1519 G5101 did you doubt G1365?”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 8:23

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 8:23 - Taking G1949 the man G5185 who G5185 was G5185 blind G5185 by the hand G5495, He brought G1627 him out G1627 of the village G2968; and after spitting G4429 in his eyes G3659 and laying G2007 His hands G5495 on G2007 him, He asked G1905 him, “Do you see G991 anything G5100?”

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:47

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:47 - But Jesus G2424, knowing G6063 [fn]what G1261 they were thinking G1261 in their hearts G2588, took G1949 a child G3813 and had him stand G2476 by His side G3844,

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 14:4

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 14:4 - But they kept G2270 silent G2270. And He took G1949 hold G1949 of him and healed G2390 him, and sent G630 him away G630.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 20:20

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 20:20 - And so they watched G3906 Him [fn]closely G3906, and sent G649 spies G1455 who pretended G5271 to be righteous G1342, in G2443 order G2443 that they might catch G1949 Him in some statement G3056, so G5620 that G5620 they could hand G3860 Him over G3860 to the jurisdiction G746 and authority G1849 of the governor G2232.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 20:26

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 20:26 - And they were unable G3756 G2480 to catch G1949 Him in a statement G4487 in G1726 the G1726 presence G1726 of the people G2992; and they were G2296 amazed G2296 at His answer G612, and said G4601 nothing G4601.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:26

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:26 -

And when G5613 they led G520 Him away G520, they seized G1949 a man G5100, Simon G4613 of G2956 Cyrene G2956, as he was coming G2064 in from the country G68, and placed G2007 on G2007 him the cross G4716 to carry G5342 behind G3693 Jesus G2424.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:27 - But Barnabas G921 took G1949 hold G1949 of him and brought G71 him to the apostles G652 and described G1334 to them how G4459 he had seen G3708 the Lord G2962 on the road G3598, and that He had talked G2980 to him, and how G4459 he had spoken G3955 out G3955 boldly G3955 in the name G3686 of Jesus G2424 at Damascus G1154.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 16:19

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But when her masters G2962 saw G3708 that their hope G1680 of profit G2039 was suddenly gone G1831, they seized G1949 Paul G3972 and Silas G4609 and dragged G1670 them into the marketplace G58 before G1909 the authorities G758,

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 17:19

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 17:19 - And they took G1949 him and brought G71 him [fn]to the [fn]Areopagus G697, saying G3004, “May G1410 we know G1097 what G5101 this G3778 new G2537 teaching G1322 is [fn]which you are proclaiming G2980?

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 18:17

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 18:17 - But they all G3956 took G1949 hold G1949 of Sosthenes G4988, the leader G752 of G752 the G752 synagogue G752, and began beating G5180 him in front G1715 of the judgment G968 seat G968. And yet Gallio G1058 was not concerned G3199 about G3199 any G3762 of these G3778 things G3778.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:30

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:30 - Then G2532 the whole G3650 city G4172 was provoked G2795 and [fn]the people G2992 rushed G4890 together G4890, and taking G1949 hold G1949 of Paul G3972 they dragged G1670 him out of the temple G2413, and immediately G2112 the doors G2374 were shut G2808.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:33

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:33 - Then G5119 the commander G5506 came G1448 up G1448 and took G1949 hold G1949 of him, and ordered G2753 that he be bound G1210 with two G1417 chains G254; and he began asking G4441 who G5101 he was and what G5101 he had done G4160.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:19

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:19 - The commander G5506 took G1949 him by the hand G5495, and stepping G402 aside G402, began to inquire G4441 of him privately G2596 G2398, “What G5101 is it that you have G2192 to report G518 to me?”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 6:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 6:12 - Fight G75 the good G2570 fight G73 of faith G4102; take G1949 hold G1949 of the eternal G166 life G2222 to which G3739 you were called G2564, and for which you made G3670 the good G2570 confession G3671 in G1799 the G1799 presence G1799 of G1799 many G4183 witnesses G3144.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 6:19

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 6:19 - storing G597 up G597 for themselves G1438 the treasure G597 of a good G2570 foundation G2310 for the future G3195, so G2443 that G2443 they may take G1949 hold G1949 of that which is truly G3689 life G2222.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 2:16

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 2:16 - For clearly G1222 He does not [fn]give G1949 help G1949 to angels G32, but He gives G1949 help G1949 to the [fn]descendants G4690 of Abraham G11.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 8:9

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 8:9 -

NOT LIKE G2596 THE COVENANT G1242 WHICH G3739 I MADE G4160 WITH THEIR FATHERS G3962

ON THE DAY G2250 I TOOK G1949 THEM BY THE HAND G5495

TO BRING G1806 THEM OUT OF THE LAND G1093 OF EGYPT G125;

FOR THEY DID NOT CONTINUE G1696 IN MY COVENANT G1242,

AND I DID NOT CARE G272 ABOUT THEM, SAYS G3004 THE LORD G2962.

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