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ὑπολαμβάνω

Transliteration: upolambano · verb

5x in NTFirst: Luke 7:43
MeaningI take up, receive, answer, suppose, welcome
Part of speechverb
Frequency5x in the New Testament
Key inflected formsὙπολαμβάνω, ὑπολαβὼν, ὑπέλαβεν, ὑπολαμβάνετε, ὑπολαμβάνειν
Example versesLuke 7:43 · Luke 10:30 · Acts 1:9 · Acts 2:15 · 3John 1:8
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What kind of word is ὑπολαμβάνω?

ὑπολαμβάνω (upolambano) is a verb that occurs 5 times in the Greek New Testament (Koine). It means “I take up, receive, answer, suppose, welcome” and first appears in Luke 7:43.

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