Strong's Greek Concordance

G2983: λαμβάνω

lambánō · “to take”

Definition

while G138 (αἱρέομαι) is more violent, to seize or remove))

KJV translates it 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)

Word origin: a prolonged form of a primary verb, which is use only as an alternate in certain tenses; to take (in very many applications, literally and figuratively (properly objective or active, to get hold of; whereas G1209 (δέχομαι) is rather subjective or passive, to have offered to one;

Extended definition

λαμβάνω,
[in LXX chiefly for לקח, also for אחז ,לכד ,נשׂא, etc. ;]
1. to take, lay hold of: absol., Mat.26:26, Mrk.14:22; with accusative of thing(s), Mat.5:40 26:52, al. mult.; with accusative of person(s), Mat.21:35, Mrk.12:3, al.; pleonastic λαβών (M, Pr., 230; Bl., §74, 2), Mat.13:31 14:19, al.; so also indic., Mrk.7:27, Jhn.19:1, 40 Rev.8:5, al.; metaphorically, with accusative of thing(s), ἀφορμήν, Rom.7:8, 11; ὑδόδειγμα, Jas.5:10; id. with accusative of person(s), φόβος, Luk.7:16; πνεῦμα, Luk.9:39; πειρασμός, 1Co.10:13; aoristic pf. (M, Pr., 145, 238; BL, §59, 4), Rev.5:7 8:5, al.
2. to receive: absol., opposite to αἰτεῖν, Mat.7:8, al.; διδόναι, Mat.10:8, Act.20:35; with accusative of thing(s), Mat.27:6, Mrk.10:3o, al. mult.; with accusative of person(s), Jhn.6:21 13:20 19:27, 2Jo.10; ῥαπίσμασιν (a vulgarism; Bl., §38, 3), Mrk.14:65; metaphorically, τ. λόγον, Mat.13:20, Mrk.4:16; τ. μαρτυρίαν, Jhn.3:11; τ. ῥήματα, Jhn.12:48; πρόσωπον (Heb. נָשָׂא פָּנִים, Dalman, Words, 30), Luk.20:21, Gal.2:6; ζωὴν αἰώνιον (Dalman, op. cit., 124f.), Mrk.10:30 (cf. ἀνα-, ἀντι-, συν-αντι- (-μαι), ἀπο-, ἐπι-, κατα-, μετα-, παρα-, συν-παρα-, προ-, προσ-, συν-, συν-περι-, ὑπο-λαμβάνω).
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How G2983 is translated

  • having taken ×44
  • having received ×17
  • took ×15
  • to receive ×10
  • do take ×9
  • receiving ×8
  • to take ×8
  • receives ×6
  • takes ×4
  • will receive ×4
  • receive ×4
  • received ×4

Bible verses with G2983 (lambánō)

Lambánō appears in 247 verses; the first 25 are shown below.

  • Matthew 5:40

    And if any man will sue thee at the law, and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloke also.

  • Matthew 7:8

    For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.

  • Matthew 8:17

    That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying, Himself took our infirmities, and bare our sicknesses.

  • Matthew 10:8

    Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give.

  • Matthew 10:38

    And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me.

  • Matthew 10:41

    He that receiveth a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet’s reward; and he that receiveth a righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receive a righteous man’s reward.

  • Matthew 12:14

    Then the Pharisees went out, and held a council against him, how they might destroy him.

  • Matthew 13:20

    But he that received the seed into stony places, the same is he that heareth the word, and anon with joy receiveth it;

  • Matthew 13:31

    Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like to a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field:

  • Matthew 13:33

    Another parable spake he unto them; The kingdom of heaven is like unto leaven, which a woman took, and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.

  • Matthew 14:19

    And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the grass, and took the five loaves, and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed, and brake, and gave the loaves to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude.

  • Matthew 15:26

    But he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children’s bread, and to cast it to dogs.

  • Matthew 15:36

    And he took the seven loaves and the fishes, and gave thanks, and brake them, and gave to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude.

  • Matthew 16:5

    And when his disciples were come to the other side, they had forgotten to take bread.

  • Matthew 16:7

    And they reasoned among themselves, saying, It is because we have taken no bread.

  • Matthew 16:9

    Do ye not yet understand, neither remember the five loaves of the five thousand, and how many baskets ye took up?

  • Matthew 16:10

    Neither the seven loaves of the four thousand, and how many baskets ye took up?

  • Matthew 17:24

    And when they were come to Capernaum, they that received tribute money came to Peter, and said, Doth not your master pay tribute?

  • Matthew 17:25

    He saith, Yes. And when he was come into the house, Jesus prevented him, saying, What thinkest thou, Simon? of whom do the kings of the earth take custom or tribute? of their own children, or of strangers?

  • Matthew 17:27

    Notwithstanding, lest we should offend them, go thou to the sea, and cast an hook, and take up the fish that first cometh up; and when thou hast opened his mouth, thou shalt find a piece of money: that take, and give unto them for me and thee.

  • Matthew 19:29

    And every one that hath forsaken houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name’s sake, shall receive an hundredfold, and shall inherit everlasting life.

  • Matthew 20:7

    They say unto him, Because no man hath hired us. He saith unto them, Go ye also into the vineyard; and whatsoever is right, that shall ye receive.

  • Matthew 20:9

    And when they came that were hired about the eleventh hour, they received every man a penny.

  • Matthew 20:10

    But when the first came, they supposed that they should have received more; and they likewise received every man a penny.

  • Matthew 20:11

    And when they had received it, they murmured against the goodman of the house,

All 247 references

Words derived from G2983