For an Informed Love of God
Bill Mounce
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λαμβάνω
Vocabulary form:
λαμβάνω
Definition:
I take; receive
Erasmian:
Modern:
Frequency:
258
GK:
3284
Mnemonics:
lamb reminds me of "lamb,"which reminds me of Christ,who takes and receives our burdens.
Biblical Concordance
| Hebrews 11:8 | By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to a place which he would receive (lambanein | λαμβάνειν | pres act inf ) as an inheritance. He set out even though he did not know where he was going. |
| Hebrews 11:11 | By faith Abraham was (elaben | ἔλαβεν | aor act ind 3 sg) enabled to (elaben | ἔλαβεν | aor act ind 3 sg) become (elaben | ἔλαβεν | aor act ind 3 sg) a father — even though Sarah herself was sterile and beyond the normal age of childbearing — because he regarded as faithful the one who had made the promise. |
| Hebrews 11:13 | These all died in faith, without receiving (labontes | λαβόντες | aor act ptcp nom pl masc) the fulfillment of the promises, but they saw them from a distance and greeted them. They acknowledged that they were strangers and exiles in the land. |
| Hebrews 11:29 | By faith they crossed the Red Sea as if on dry land; but when the Egyptians tried, they were drowned. |
| Hebrews 11:35 | Women received (elabon | ἔλαβον | aor act ind 3 pl) their dead by resurrection. But others were tortured, after refusing to accept release, so that they might gain a better resurrection. |
| Hebrews 11:36 | Others experienced jeering and flogging, and even chains and prison. |
| James 1:7 | For that person must not imagine that he will receive (lēmpsetai | λήμψεται | fut mid ind 3 sg) anything from the Lord; |
| James 1:12 | Blessed is the man who remains steadfast when tested, because once he is shown to be genuine, he will receive (lēmpsetai | λήμψεται | fut mid ind 3 sg) the crown of life that the Lord has promised to those who love him. |
| James 3:1 | Not many of you should become teachers, my brothers, for you know that those of us (lēmpsometha | λημψόμεθα | fut mid ind 1 pl) who teach will (lēmpsometha | λημψόμεθα | fut mid ind 1 pl) be (lēmpsometha | λημψόμεθα | fut mid ind 1 pl) judged (lēmpsometha | λημψόμεθα | fut mid ind 1 pl) by a stricter standard. |
| James 4:3 | You ask and do (lambanete | λαμβάνετε | pres act ind 2 pl) not receive (lambanete | λαμβάνετε | pres act ind 2 pl) because you ask for the wrong reason, that you can spend it on your pleasures. |
| James 5:7 | Be patient, therefore, dear friends, until the coming of the Lord. Note how the farmer waits for the precious harvest of the earth, being patient for it until it receives (labē | λάβῃ | aor act subj 3 sg) the early and latter rains. |
| James 5:10 | As an example of suffering and patience, brothers, take (labete | λάβετε | aor act imperative 2 pl) the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord. |
| 1 Peter 4:10 | Each one should serve others in respect to the gift he has received (elaben | ἔλαβεν | aor act ind 3 sg), as a good steward of the grace of God in its various forms: |
| 2 Peter 1:9 | For the one who does not have these qualities is blind; he is nearsighted, having (labōn | λαβών | aor act ptcp nom sg masc) forgotten that he was cleansed from his past sins. |
| 2 Peter 1:17 | For he received (labōn | λαβών | aor act ptcp nom sg masc) honor and glory from God the Father when a voice borne to him by the Majestic Glory proclaimed: “This is my Son, my Beloved, on whom my favor rests.” |
| 1 John 2:27 | But the anointing you received (elabete | ἐλάβετε | aor act ind 2 pl) from him abides in you, and you have no need that anyone teach you. But as his anointing teaches you about all things, and is true and not a lie, just as it has taught you, abide in him. |
| 1 John 3:22 | and whatever we ask we receive (lambanomen | λαμβάνομεν | pres act ind 1 pl) from him, because we keep his commandments and do what is pleasing in his sight. |
| 1 John 5:9 | If we (lambanomen | λαμβάνομεν | pres act ind 1 pl) receive (lambanomen | λαμβάνομεν | pres act ind 1 pl) the testimony of men, the testimony of God is greater, because this is the testimony of God that he has borne concerning his Son. |
| 2 John 1:4 | I rejoiced greatly because I have found some of your children walking in the truth, just as we (elabomen | ἐλάβομεν | aor act ind 1 pl) received (elabomen | ἐλάβομεν | aor act ind 1 pl) commandment from the Father. |
| 2 John 1:10 | If someone comes to you and does not bring this teaching, do (lambanete | λαμβάνετε | pres act imperative 2 pl) not receive (lambanete | λαμβάνετε | pres act imperative 2 pl) him into your house or give him any greeting, |
| 3 John 1:7 | because they set out for the sake of the Name, accepting (lambanontes | λαμβάνοντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc) nothing from nonbelievers. |
| Revelation 2:17 | He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit is saying to the churches. To the one who conquers I will give some of the hidden manna. And I will give him a white stone, and on that stone will be written a new name which no one can understand except the one who receives (lambanōn | λαμβάνων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) it. |
| Revelation 2:28 | even as I myself have received (eilēpha | εἴληφα | perf act ind 1 sg) authority from my Father. I will also give him the morning star. |
| Revelation 3:3 | Remember, then, what you received (eilēphas | εἴληφας | perf act ind 2 sg) and heard; obey it, and repent. But if you do not wake up, I will come like a thief, and you will not know at what hour I will come against you. |
| Revelation 3:11 | I am coming soon. Hold on to what you have, so that no one can take (labē | λάβῃ | aor act subj 3 sg) away your crown. |
| Revelation 4:11 | “Worthy are you, our Lord and God, to receive (labein | λαβεῖν | aor act inf ) glory and honor and power, for you created all things, and because of your will they existed and were created.” |
| Revelation 5:7 | And he went and took (eilēphen | εἴληφεν | perf act ind 3 sg) the scroll from the right hand of the one who was seated on the throne. |
| Revelation 5:8 | And when he had taken (elaben | ἔλαβεν | aor act ind 3 sg) the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb, each holding a harp and golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints. |
| Revelation 5:9 | And they sang a new song, saying, “Worthy are you to take (labein | λαβεῖν | aor act inf ) the scroll and to open its seals, for you were slain, and by your blood you ransomed people for God from every tribe, language, people, and nation. |
| Revelation 5:12 | saying with a loud voice, “Worthy is the Lamb who was slain, to receive (labein | λαβεῖν | aor act inf ) power and wealth and wisdom and might and honor and glory and praise!” |
| Revelation 6:4 | And out came another horse, bright red; and its rider was allowed to take (labein | λαβεῖν | aor act inf ) peace from the earth so that men should slay one another, and a great sword was given to him. |
| Revelation 8:5 | Then the angel took (eilēphen | εἴληφεν | perf act ind 3 sg) the censer and filled it with fire from the altar and threw it down on the earth, and there were peals of thunder, rumblings, flashes of lightning, and an earthquake. |
| Revelation 10:8 | Then the voice that I had heard from heaven spoke to me again, saying, “Go, take (labe | λάβε | aor act imperative 2 sg) the scroll that is open in the hand of the angel who is standing on the sea and on the land.” |
| Revelation 10:9 | So I went to the angel and told him to give me the little scroll. And he said to me, “Take (labe | λάβε | aor act imperative 2 sg) it and eat it; it will make your stomach bitter, but in your mouth it will be sweet as honey.” |
| Revelation 10:10 | So I took (elabon | ἔλαβον | aor act ind 1 sg) the little scroll from the hand of the angel and ate it. In my mouth it was as sweet as honey, but when I had eaten it, my stomach became bitter. |
| Revelation 11:17 | saying, “We give thanks to you, Lord God Almighty, who is and who was, because you have taken (eilēphas | εἴληφας | perf act ind 2 sg) your great power and begun to reign. |
| Revelation 14:9 | Then another angel, a third, followed them, declaring in a loud voice, “If anyone worships the beast and his image, and receives (lambanei | λαμβάνει | pres act ind 3 sg) a mark on his forehead or on his hand, |
| Revelation 14:11 | And the smoke from their torture will go up forever and ever, and those who worship the beast and his image will have no relief day or night, along with anyone who receives (lambanei | λαμβάνει | pres act ind 3 sg) the mark of his name.” |
| Revelation 17:12 | And the ten horns that you saw are ten kings who as yet have (elabon | ἔλαβον | aor act ind 3 pl) not received (elabon | ἔλαβον | aor act ind 3 pl) royal power, but will (lambanousin | λαμβάνουσιν | pres act ind 3 pl) receive (lambanousin | λαμβάνουσιν | pres act ind 3 pl) ruling authority as kings for one hour, along with the beast. |
| Revelation 18:4 | Then I heard another voice from heaven saying, “Come out of her, my people, lest you share in her sins, and lest you (labēte | λάβητε | aor act subj 2 pl) receive (labēte | λάβητε | aor act subj 2 pl) her plagues; |
| Revelation 19:20 | And the beast was captured, and with him the false prophet, who in his presence performed signs by which he deceived those who had received (labontas | λαβόντας | aor act ptcp acc pl masc) the mark of the beast and those who worshiped his image. These two were thrown alive into the lake of fire burning with sulfur. |
| Revelation 20:4 | And I saw thrones, and seated on them were those who had been given the authority to judge. I also saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for the testimony of Jesus and for the word of God. These had not worshiped the beast or its image and had (elabon | ἔλαβον | aor act ind 3 pl) not received (elabon | ἔλαβον | aor act ind 3 pl) its mark on their foreheads or their hands. They came to life and reigned with Christ for a thousand years. |
| Revelation 22:17 | The Spirit and the Bride say, “Come!” And let the one who hears say, “Come!” Whoever is thirsty, let him come forward; and whoever so desires, let him receive (labetō | λαβέτω | aor act imperative 3 sg) the water of life free of charge. |
Mnemonics
mnemonic
lambano as in 'I take lambamba classes'