G1949
ἐπιλαμβάνομαι
epilambánomai
to seize (for help, injury, attainment, or any other purpose; literally or figuratively)
Lexicon
Derivation: middle voice from G1909 (ἐπί) and G2983 (λαμβάνω);
to seize (for help, injury, attainment, or any other purpose; literally or figuratively)
- to seize (for help, injury, attainment, or any other purpose
- literally, or figuratively)
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: catch, lay hold (up-)on, take (by, hold of, on)
Usage
19 occurrences · 0 OT · 19 NT · 11 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- took4 · 20%
- he took3 · 15%
- they took2 · 10%
- and caught1 · 5%
- they might take hold1 · 5%
- take hold1 · 5%
- they laid hold upon1 · 5%
- they caught1 · 5%
- and took1 · 5%
- lay hold on1 · 5%
- they may lay hold on1 · 5%
- on1 · 5%
- he took on1 · 5%
- when i took1 · 5%
Inflected forms found in the text.
ἐπιλαβόμενος5ἐπιλαβόμενοι3ἐπιλάβωνται2ἐπελάβετο2ἐπιλαμβάνεται,1ἐπιλαβοῦ1Ἐπιλαβόμενοί1Ἐπιλαβόμενοι1ἐπιλαβομένου1ἐπιλαμβάνεται.1ἐπιλαβέσθαι1
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.