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ἐπιλαμβάνομαι

Transliteration: epilambanomai · verb

19x in NTFirst: Matt 14:31
MeaningI seize, take hold of
Part of speechverb
Frequency19x in the New Testament
Key inflected formsἐπελάβετο, ἐπιλαβόμενος, ἐπιλάβωνται, ἐπιλαβέσθαι, ἐπιλαβόμενοι, ἐπιλαβόμενοί, ἐπιλαβοῦ, ἐπιλαμβάνεται, ἐπιλαβομένου
Example versesMatt 14:31 · Mark 8:23 · Luke 9:47 · Luke 14:4 · Luke 20:20
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What kind of word is ἐπιλαμβάνομαι?

ἐπιλαμβάνομαι (epilambanomai) is a verb that occurs 19 times in the Greek New Testament (Koine). It means “I seize, take hold of” and first appears in Matt 14:31.

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