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λαμβάνω

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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
λαμβάνω
Greek transliteration: 
lambanō
Simplified transliteration: 
lambano
Principal Parts: 
(ἐλάμβανον), λήμψομαι, ἔλαβον, εἴληφα, εἴλημμαι, ἐλήμφθην
Numbers
Strong's number: 
2983
GK Number: 
3284
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
258
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
v-3a(2b)
Gloss: 
to take, receive; (pass.) to be received, selected
Definition: 
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 πειραν, 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; λαμβάειν περιτομήν, to receive circumcision, be circumcised, Jn. 7:23; λαμβάνειν καταλλαγήν, to be reconciled, Rom. 5:11; λαμβάνειν κριμα, 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

Greek-English Concordance for λαμβάνω

Matthew 5:40 And let the one who wants to sue you and take (labein | λαβεῖν | aor act inf ) your shirt have your coat as well.
Matthew 7:8 For everyone who asks receives (lambanei | λαμβάνει | pres act ind 3 sg), and everyone who seeks finds, and for everyone who knocks it will be opened.
Matthew 8:17 In this way what was spoken by Isaiah the prophet was fulfilled: “He took (elaben | ἔλαβεν | aor act ind 3 sg) our illnesses and carried our diseases.”
Matthew 10:8 Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, drive out demons. Freely you received (elabete | ἐλάβετε | aor act ind 2 pl), freely give.
Matthew 10:38 And whoever does (lambanei | λαμβάνει | pres act ind 3 sg) not take (lambanei | λαμβάνει | pres act ind 3 sg) up his cross and follow me is not worthy of me.
Matthew 10:41 Whoever welcomes a prophet because he is a prophet will (lēmpsetai | λήμψεται | fut mid ind 3 sg) receive (lēmpsetai | λήμψεται | fut mid ind 3 sg) a prophet’s reward, and whoever welcomes a righteous person because he is a righteous person will (lēmpsetai | λήμψεται | fut mid ind 3 sg) receive (lēmpsetai | λήμψεται | fut mid ind 3 sg) a righteous person’s reward.
Matthew 12:14 Then the Pharisees went and plotted against him in order that they might put him to death.
Matthew 13:20 As for the one who was sown on rocky places, this is the one who hears the message and immediately receives (lambanōn | λαμβάνων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) it with joy;
Matthew 13:31 He gave them another parable, saying: “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that a man took (labōn | λαβών | aor act ptcp nom sg masc) and sowed in his field.
Matthew 13:33 He spoke another parable to them: “The kingdom of heaven is like leaven, which a woman took (labousa | λαβοῦσα | aor act ptcp nom sg fem) and put into three measures of flour, until it was all leavened.”
Matthew 14:19 Then he ordered the crowds to sit down on the grass, and taking (labōn | λαβών | aor act ptcp nom sg masc) the five loaves and the two fish, he looked up to heaven, said a blessing, and broke the loaves. He gave the loaves to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowds.
Matthew 15:26 And he answered, “It is not right to take (labein | λαβεῖν | aor act inf ) bread from the children and toss it to the dogs.”
Matthew 15:36 he took (elaben | ἔλαβεν | aor act ind 3 sg) the seven loaves and the fish: and when he had given thanks, he broke them and began distributing them to the disciples, and the disciples to the crowds.
Matthew 16:5 The disciples arrived at the other side but had forgotten to (labein | λαβεῖν | aor act inf ) take (labein | λαβεῖν | aor act inf ) any bread.
Matthew 16:7 And they began to discuss this among themselves, saying, “It is because we (elabomen | ἐλάβομεν | aor act ind 1 pl) brought (elabomen | ἐλάβομεν | aor act ind 1 pl) no bread.”
Matthew 16:9 Do you not yet understand? Do you not remember the five loaves for the five thousand, and how many baskets you gathered (elabete | ἐλάβετε | aor act ind 2 pl)?
Matthew 16:10 Or the seven loaves for the four thousand, and how many baskets you gathered (elabete | ἐλάβετε | aor act ind 2 pl)?
Matthew 17:24 And when they arrived at Capernaum, the collectors (lambanontes | λαμβάνοντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc) of the temple tax came to Peter and said, “Does your teacher not pay the two-drachma tax?”
Matthew 17:25 “Yes,” he answered. And when he went into the house, Jesus spoke to Peter first, saying, “What do you think, Simon? From whom do (lambanousin | λαμβάνουσιν | pres act ind 3 pl) earthly kings collect (lambanousin | λαμβάνουσιν | pres act ind 3 pl) tolls or taxes — from their sons or from outsiders?”
Matthew 17:27 But lest we offend them, go to the sea, cast in a hook, and take the first fish that comes up. When you have opened its mouth, you will find a four drachma coin; take (labōn | λαβών | aor act ptcp nom sg masc) it and give it to them for the two of us.”
Matthew 19:29 And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or lands for my name’s sake will (lēmpsetai | λήμψεται | fut mid ind 3 sg) receive (lēmpsetai | λήμψεται | fut mid ind 3 sg) a hundredfold and will inherit eternal life.
Matthew 20:9 Those hired about the eleventh hour came and each received (elabon | ἔλαβον | aor act ind 3 pl) a denarius.
Matthew 20:10 When those who were hired first came, they thought they (lēmpsontai | λήμψονται | fut mid ind 3 pl) would (lēmpsontai | λήμψονται | fut mid ind 3 pl) receive (lēmpsontai | λήμψονται | fut mid ind 3 pl) more; but they also each received (elabon | ἔλαβον | aor act ind 3 pl) a denarius.
Matthew 20:11 And when they received (labontes | λαβόντες | aor act ptcp nom pl masc) it, they began to grumble against the owner of the estate,
Matthew 21:22 And whatever you ask in prayer, if you believe, you will receive.” (lēmpsesthe | λήμψεσθε | fut mid ind 2 pl)
Matthew 21:34 When the harvest time drew near, he sent his servants to the tenants to collect (labein | λαβεῖν | aor act inf ) his share of the crop.
Matthew 21:35 But the tenants seized (labontes | λαβόντες | aor act ptcp nom pl masc) his servants; one they severely beat, another they killed, and still another they stoned.
Matthew 21:39 So they seized (labontes | λαβόντες | aor act ptcp nom pl masc) him and threw him out of the vineyard and killed him.
Matthew 22:15 Then the Pharisees went out and plotted how they could trap him in what he said.
Matthew 25:1 “At that time the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took (labousai | λαβοῦσαι | aor act ptcp nom pl fem) their torches and went out to meet the bridegroom.
Matthew 25:3 For when (labousai | λαβοῦσαι | aor act ptcp nom pl fem) the foolish took (labousai | λαβοῦσαι | aor act ptcp nom pl fem) their torches, they (elabon | ἔλαβον | aor act ind 3 pl) did (elabon | ἔλαβον | aor act ind 3 pl) not take (elabon | ἔλαβον | aor act ind 3 pl) oil with them.
Matthew 25:4 But the wise took (elabon | ἔλαβον | aor act ind 3 pl) oil in containers along with their torches.
Matthew 25:16 The one (labōn | λαβών | aor act ptcp nom sg masc) who (labōn | λαβών | aor act ptcp nom sg masc) had (labōn | λαβών | aor act ptcp nom sg masc) received (labōn | λαβών | aor act ptcp nom sg masc) five talents went immediately and put his money to work and gained another five.
Matthew 25:18 But the servant who (labōn | λαβών | aor act ptcp nom sg masc) had (labōn | λαβών | aor act ptcp nom sg masc) received (labōn | λαβών | aor act ptcp nom sg masc) the one talent went out and dug a hole in the ground and hid his master’s money.
Matthew 25:20 The one (labōn | λαβών | aor act ptcp nom sg masc) who (labōn | λαβών | aor act ptcp nom sg masc) had (labōn | λαβών | aor act ptcp nom sg masc) received (labōn | λαβών | aor act ptcp nom sg masc) the five talents came and brought another five, saying, ‘Master, you entrusted five talents to me; look, I have gained five more.’
Matthew 25:24 Then the one (eilēphōs | εἰληφώς | perf act ptcp nom sg masc) who (eilēphōs | εἰληφώς | perf act ptcp nom sg masc) had (eilēphōs | εἰληφώς | perf act ptcp nom sg masc) received (eilēphōs | εἰληφώς | perf act ptcp nom sg masc) the one talent also came, saying, ‘Master, I knew that you were an unscrupulous man, reaping where you have not sown and gathering where you scattered no seed;
Matthew 26:26 And as they were eating, Jesus took (labōn | λαβών | aor act ptcp nom sg masc) bread; and when he had given thanks, he broke it and gave it to his disciples, saying, “Take (labete | λάβετε | aor act imperative 2 pl), eat; this is my body.”
Matthew 26:27 And he took (labōn | λαβών | aor act ptcp nom sg masc) a cup, and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them, saying, “Drink from it, all of you,
Matthew 26:52 Then Jesus said to him, “Put your sword back into its place! For all who draw (labontes | λαβόντες | aor act ptcp nom pl masc) the sword will die by the sword.
Matthew 27:1 Early in the morning, all the ruling priests and the elders of the people laid (elabon | ἔλαβον | aor act ind 3 pl) plans against Jesus, how they might put him to death.
Matthew 27:6 But the ruling priests, picking (labontes | λαβόντες | aor act ptcp nom pl masc) up the coins, said, “It is not lawful to put these into the treasury, since it is blood money.”
Matthew 27:7 So they consulted (labontes | λαβόντες | aor act ptcp nom pl masc) with one another and with the money bought the potter’s field as a place to bury foreigners.
Matthew 27:9 Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by the prophet Jeremiah, saying, “They took (elabon | ἔλαβον | aor act ind 3 pl) the thirty silver coins, the price of him on whom a price had been set by some of the sons of Israel,
Matthew 27:24 So when Pilate saw that he was getting nowhere but rather that a riot was starting, he took (labōn | λαβών | aor act ptcp nom sg masc) water and washed his hands before the crowd, saying, “I am innocent of this man’s blood; it is your responsibility.”
Matthew 27:30 And they (elabon | ἔλαβον | aor act ind 3 pl) spat on him, and took (elabon | ἔλαβον | aor act ind 3 pl) the staff and kept beating him over the head.
Matthew 27:48 And one of them at once ran and got (labōn | λαβών | aor act ptcp nom sg masc) a sponge, filled it with sour wine, put it on a staff, and gave it to him to drink.
Matthew 27:59 And Joseph took (labōn | λαβών | aor act ptcp nom sg masc) the body, wrapped it in a clean linen shroud,
Matthew 28:12 And when the priests had met with the elders and worked (labontes | λαβόντες | aor act ptcp nom pl masc) out (labontes | λαβόντες | aor act ptcp nom pl masc) a plan, they gave a considerable sum of money to the soldiers
Matthew 28:15 So they took (labontes | λαβόντες | aor act ptcp nom pl masc) the money and did as they were directed. And this story has been circulated among Jews to this very day.
Mark 4:16 These are the ones sown on rocky ground: ones sown whenever they hear the word, they (lambanousin | λαμβάνουσιν | pres act ind 3 pl) immediately receive (lambanousin | λαμβάνουσιν | pres act ind 3 pl) it with joy. they receive (lambanousin | λαμβάνουσιν | pres act ind 3 pl) it

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