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Word Study · Strong's G2983 · Greek

λαμβάνω

lambano

lam-ban'-o

Strong's 1890 spelling: lambánō

while is more violent, to seize or remove))

Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain

while is more violent, to seize or remove))

Rendered in the KJV as

accept, + be amazed, assay, attain, bring, X when I call, catch, come on (X unto), + forget, have, hold, obtain, receive (X after), take (away, up).

  • 257
    occurrencesin the New Testament
  • 21 of 27
    New Testament bookswhere the word stands
  • 77
    inflected formsdistinct spellings

Across 257 occurrences

The word itself

Inflected forms · 77

  • λαβὼν37
  • ἔλαβον22
  • ἔλαβεν20
  • λαβεῖν16
  • λαβόντες15
  • λαμβάνει12
  • ἐλάβετε7
  • λάβετε6
  • λάβῃ6
  • λαβοῦσα6
  • λαμβάνοντες5
  • ἐλάβομεν4

and 65 more spellings in the ledger below.

How it is rendered · 116

  • having taken42
  • having received14
  • took13
  • to receive10
  • do take8
  • receiving8
  • to take8
  • receives6
  • have received4
  • receive4
  • received4
  • takes4

The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.

How it parses · 43

  • verb · aorist (simple past) active, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine singular40
  • verb · aorist (simple past) active, infinitive (“to…”)22
  • verb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 3rd person singular21
  • verb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 3rd person plural20
  • verb · present active, statement · 3rd person singular18
  • verb · aorist (simple past) active, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine plural15
  • verb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 2nd person plural12
  • verb · aorist (simple past) active, subjunctive · 3rd person singular8
  • verb · future middle deponent, statement · 3rd person singular8
  • verb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 1st person plural7
  • verb · aorist (simple past) active, command · 2nd person plural7
  • verb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 1st person singular6
Show the grammar codes as tagged
  • V-2AAP-NSM · 40
  • V-2AAN · 22
  • V-2AAI-3S · 21
  • V-2AAI-3P · 20
  • V-PAI-3S · 18
  • V-2AAP-NPM · 15
  • V-2AAI-2P · 12
  • V-2AAS-3S · 8
  • V-FDI-3S · 8
  • V-2AAI-1P · 7
  • V-2AAM-2P · 7
  • V-2AAI-1S · 6

All 257, in canonical order

The ledger of occurrences

Where this word lives

Matthew carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.

Matthew53 occurrences
Mark20 occurrences
Luke21 occurrences
John46 occurrences
Acts29 occurrences
Romans9 occurrences
1 Corinthians11 occurrences
2 Corinthians6 occurrences
Galatians3 occurrences
Philippians2 occurrences
Colossians1 occurrence
1 Timothy1 occurrence
2 Timothy1 occurrence
Hebrews17 occurrences
James6 occurrences
1 Peter1 occurrence
2 Peter2 occurrences
1 John3 occurrences
2 John2 occurrences
3 John1 occurrence
Revelation22 occurrences
Hebrew and Greek text, word tagging and grammar: STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org), CC BY 4.0 — their grammar codes written out in English here, and shown as tagged under each list. Dictionary: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890, public domain). English verse text: Berean Standard Bible (public domain, 2023).