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καταλαμβάνω

Transliteration: katalambano · verb

13x in NTFirst: Mark 9:18
Meaningseize, grasp; comprehend; overcome
Part of speechverb
Frequency13x in the New Testament
Key inflected formsκαταλάβῃ, κατέλαβεν, καταλαβόμενοι, καταλαμβάνομαι, κατελαβόμην, καταλάβητε, καταλαβέσθαι, καταλάβω, κατελήμφθην, κατειληφέναι
Example versesMark 9:18 · John 1:5 · John 12:35 · Acts 4:13 · Acts 10:34
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What kind of word is καταλαμβάνω?

καταλαμβάνω (katalambano) is a verb that occurs 13 times in the Greek New Testament (Koine). It means “seize, grasp; comprehend; overcome” and first appears in Mark 9:18.

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