λαμβάνω

Verb

lambanō · to take

Search morphology

Strong's ID: 2983

Lexical summary

258

NT occurrences

45

Observed forms

About this Greek word

To take, take up, take in the hand, Mt. 10:38; 13:31, 33; to take on one’s self, sustain, Mt. 8:17; to take, seize, seize upon, Mt. 5:40; 21:34; Lk. 5:26; 1 Cor. 10:13; to catch, Lk. 5:5; 2 Cor. 12:16; to assume, put on, Phil. 2:7; to make a rightful or successful assumption of, Jn. 3:27; to conceive, Acts 28:15; to take by way of provision, Mt. 16:5; to get, get together, Mt. 16:9; to receive as payment, Mt. 17:24; Heb. 7:8; to take to wife, Mk. 12:19; to admit, give reception to, Jn. 6:21; 2 Jn. 10; met. to give mental reception to, Jn. 3:11; to be simply recipient of, to receive, Mt. 7:8; Jn. 7:23, 39; 19:30; Acts 10:43; in NT λαμβάνειν πεῖραν, to make encounter of a matter of difficulty or trial, Heb. 11:29, 36; λαμβάνειν ἀρχήν, to begin, Heb. 2:3; λαμβάνειν συμβούλιον, to take counsel, consult, Mt. 12:14; λαμβάνειν λήθην, to forget, 2 Pet. 1:9; λαμβάνειν ὑπόμνησιν, to recollect, call to mind, 2 Tim. 1:5; λαμβάνειν περιτομήν, to receive circumcision, be circumcised, Jn. 7:23; λαμβάνειν καταλλαγήν, to be reconciled, Rom. 5:11; λαμβάνειν κρίμα, to receive condemnation or punishment, be punished, Mk. 12:40; from the Hebrew, πρόσωπον λαμβάνειν, to accept the person of any one, show partiality towards, Lk. 20:21

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

Citation form attested in NT

λαμβάνωPresent active

NT evidence

Future

Reconstructed from NT-attested forms

λήμψομαιFuture middle (deponent)

NT evidence

Aorist

Citation form attested in NT

ἔλαβονSecond aorist active

NT evidence

Perfect active

Citation form attested in NT

εἴληφαPerfect active

NT evidence

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
NumberPersonPresent ActiveImperfect ActiveAorist ActivePerfect ActiveFuture DeponentReferences
SingularFirst
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Second
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Third
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PluralFirst
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Second
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Third
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Subjunctive mood

Subjunctive mood, grouped by number
NumberPersonPresent ActiveAorist ActiveReferences
SingularFirst—
Third
PluralFirst—
Second—
Third—
Acts 8:15

Imperative mood

Imperative mood, grouped by number
NumberPersonPresent ActiveAorist ActiveReferences
SingularSecond—
Third—
Acts 1:20
PluralSecond

Optative mood

Optative mood, grouped by number
NumberPersonAorist ActiveReferences
SingularThird

Infinitive

Infinitive forms grouped by voice and tense
VoicePresentAorist
Active
John 3:27
Matthew 5:40

Participle paradigms

Present Active participles

Present Active participles, grouped by number and case
NumberCaseMasculineReferences
SingularNominative
Matthew 13:20
Genitive——
Dative——
Accusative——
Vocative——
PluralNominative
Matthew 17:24
Genitive——
Dative——
Accusative——
Vocative——

Present Passive participles

Present Passive participles, grouped by number and case
NumberCaseMasculineNeuterReferences
SingularNominative
Genitive———
Dative———
Accusative———
Vocative———

Aorist Active participles

Aorist Active participles, grouped by number and case
NumberCaseMasculineFeminineReferences
SingularNominative
Genitive———
Dative———
Accusative
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Vocative———
PluralNominative
Genitive———
Dative———
Accusative
—
Vocative———

Perfect Active participles

Perfect Active participles, grouped by number and case
NumberCaseMasculineReferences
SingularNominative
Genitive——
Dative——
Accusative——
Vocative——

NT distribution

NT Book

λαμβάνω

Book distribution counts: Matthew: 53 occurrences; John: 46 occurrences; Acts: 29 occurrences; Revelation: 23 occurrences; Luke: 21 occurrences; Mark: 20 occurrences; Hebrews: 17 occurrences; 1 Corinthians: 11 occurrences; Romans: 9 occurrences; James: 6 occurrences; 2 Corinthians: 6 occurrences; 1 John: 3 occurrences; Galatians: 3 occurrences; 2 John: 2 occurrences; 2 Peter: 2 occurrences; Philippians: 2 occurrences; 3 John: 1 occurrences; 1 Peter: 1 occurrences; 1 Timothy: 1 occurrences; 2 Timothy: 1 occurrences; Colossians: 1 occurrences

Author

λαμβάνω
  • John75
  • Matthew53
  • Luke50
  • Paul34
  • Mark20
  • Hebrews17
  • James6
  • Peter3

Author distribution counts: John: 75 occurrences; Matthew: 53 occurrences; Luke: 50 occurrences; Paul: 34 occurrences; Mark: 20 occurrences; Hebrews: 17 occurrences; James: 6 occurrences; Peter: 3 occurrences