ἐπιλαμβάνω

Verb

epilambanomai · to take hold of, seize

Search morphology

Strong's ID: 1949

Lexical summary

19

NT occurrences

8

Observed forms

About this Greek word

To take hold of, Mt. 14:31; Mk. 8:23; to lay hold of, seize, Lk. 23:26; Acts 16:19; met. to seize on as a ground of accusation, Lk. 20:20, 26; to grasp, obtain as if by seizure, 1 Tim. 6:12, 19; to assume a portion of, to assume the nature of, or, to attach or ally one’s self to, Heb. 2:16. arrest; seize; take hold.

Principal-part candidates

Citation forms are shown separately from the NT forms that support them. Reconstructed forms are labeled; unsupported forms are left unavailable.

Present

Lexicon lemma

ἐπιλαμβάνωPresent middle (deponent)

NT evidence

Future

No supporting NT evidence

Not available from current evidence

No NT forms support this principal part.

Aorist

Reconstructed from NT-attested forms

ἐπελάβόμηνSecond aorist middle (deponent)

NT evidence

Perfect active

No supporting NT evidence

Not available from current evidencePerfect active

No NT forms support this principal part.

Perfect middle/passive

No supporting NT evidence

Not available from current evidencePerfect middle/passive

No NT forms support this principal part.

Aorist passive

No supporting NT evidence

Not available from current evidenceAorist passive

No NT forms support this principal part.

Observed NT forms

These forms and parsing labels come from the attested NT corpus. A missing form is not presented as an unattested grammatical claim.

Finite verb paradigms

Indicative mood

Indicative mood, grouped by number
NumberPersonAorist DeponentPresent DeponentReferences
SingularThird
ἐπελάβετο:Matthew 14:31

Subjunctive mood

Subjunctive mood, grouped by number
NumberPersonAorist DeponentReferences
PluralThird
Luke 20:20

Imperative mood

Imperative mood, grouped by number
NumberPersonAorist DeponentReferences
SingularSecond
1 Timothy 6:12

Infinitive

Infinitive forms grouped by voice and tense
VoiceAorist
Deponent
Luke 20:26

Participle paradigms

Aorist Deponent participles

Aorist Deponent participles, grouped by number and case
NumberCaseMasculineReferences
SingularNominative
Mark 8:23
Genitive
Hebrews 8:9
Dative——
Accusative——
Vocative——
PluralNominative
Luke 23:26
Genitive——
Dative——
Accusative——
Vocative——

NT distribution

NT Book

ἐπιλαμβάνω

Book distribution counts: Acts: 7 occurrences; Luke: 5 occurrences; Hebrews: 3 occurrences; 1 Timothy: 2 occurrences; Mark: 1 occurrences; Matthew: 1 occurrences

Author

ἐπιλαμβάνω
  • Luke12
  • Hebrews3
  • Paul2
  • Mark1
  • Matthew1

Author distribution counts: Luke: 12 occurrences; Hebrews: 3 occurrences; Paul: 2 occurrences; Mark: 1 occurrences; Matthew: 1 occurrences