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λαμβάνω

lambanōto takeHow to read Greek
greekNew TestamentVerb258 occurrences21 books243 verses

Definition

λαμβάνω,

[in LXX chiefly for לקח, also for אחז ,לכד ,נשׂא, etc. ;]

1. to take, lay hold of: absol., Matthew 26:26, Mark 14:22; with accusative of thing(s), Matthew 5:40; 26:52, al. mult.; with accusative of person(s), Matthew 21:35, Mark 12:3, al.; pleonastic λαβών (M, Pr., 230; Bl., §74, 2), Matthew 13:31; 14:19, al.; so also indic., Mark 7:27, John 19:1, 40, Revelation 8:5, al.; metaphorically, with accusative of thing(s), ἀφορμήν, Romans 7:8, 11; ὑδόδειγμα, James 5:10; id. with accusative of person(s), φόβος, Luke 7:16; πνεῦμα, Luke 9:39; πειρασμός, 1 Corinthians 10:13; aoristic pf. (M, Pr., 145, 238; BL, §59, 4), Revelation 5:7; 8:5, al.

2. to receive: absol., opposite to αἰτεῖν, Matthew 7:8, al.; διδόναι, Matthew 10:8, Acts 20:35; with accusative of thing(s), Matthew 27:6, Mark 10:3o, al. mult.; with accusative of person(s), John 6:21; 13:20; 19:27, 2 John 10; ῥαπίσμασιν (a vulgarism; Bl., §38, 3), Mark 14:65; metaphorically, τ. λόγον, Matthew 13:20, Mark 4:16; τ. μαρτυρίαν, John 3:11; τ. ῥήματα, John 12:48; πρόσωπον (Heb. נָשָׂא פָּנִים, Dalman, Words, 30), Luke 20:21, Galatians 2:6; ζωὴν αἰώνιον (Dalman, op. cit., 124f.), Mark 10:30 (cf. ἀνα-, ἀντι-, συν-αντι- (-μαι), ἀπο-, ἐπι-, κατα-, μετα-, παρα-, συν-παρα-, προ-, προσ-, συν-, συν-περι-, ὑπο-λαμβάνω).

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as λαμβάνω:

Usage patterns

Old TestamentNew Testament

Occurrences

258 total
  1. Matthew 5:40λαβεῖν · take
    …if someone wants to sue you and take your tunic, let him have your cloak as well;
  2. Matthew 7:8λαμβάνει · receives
    For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.
  3. Matthew 8:17ἔλαβεν · He took up
    This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah: “He took up our infirmities and carried our diseases.”
  4. Matthew 10:8ἐλάβετε · you have received
    Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, drive out demons. Freely you have received; freely give.
  5. Matthew 10:38λαμβάνει · does not take up
    …and anyone who does not take up his cross and follow Me is not worthy of Me.
  6. Matthew 10:41λήμψεται · will receive; λήμψεται · will receive
    Whoever receives a prophet because he is a prophet will receive a prophet’s reward, and whoever receives a righteous man because he is a righteous man will receive a righteous man’s reward.
  7. Matthew 12:14ἔλαβον · plotted
    But the Pharisees went out and plotted how they might kill Jesus.
  8. Matthew 13:20λαμβάνων · receives
    The seed sown on rocky ground is the one who hears the word and at once receives it with joy.
  9. Matthew 13:31λαβὼν · took
    He put before them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that a man took and planted in his field.
  10. Matthew 13:33λαβοῦσα · took [and]
    He told them still another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like leaven that a woman took and mixed into three measures of flour, until all of it was leavened.”
  11. Matthew 14:19λαβὼν · Taking
    And He directed the crowds to sit down on the grass. Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, He spoke a blessing. Then He broke the loaves and gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the people.
  12. Matthew 15:26λαβεῖν · to take
    But Jesus replied, “It is not right to take the children’s bread and toss it to the dogs.”
  13. Matthew 15:36ἔλαβεν · Taking
    Taking the seven loaves and the fish, He gave thanks and broke them. Then He gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the people.
  14. Matthew 16:5λαβεῖν · to take
    When they crossed to the other side, the disciples forgot to take bread.
  15. Matthew 16:7ἐλάβομεν · we did not bring
    They discussed this among themselves and concluded, “It is because we did not bring any bread.”
  16. Matthew 16:9ἐλάβετε · you gathered
    Do you still not understand? Do you not remember the five loaves for the five thousand, and how many basketfuls you gathered?
  17. Matthew 16:10ἐλάβετε · you gathered
    Or the seven loaves for the four thousand, and how many basketfuls you gathered?
  18. Matthew 17:24λαμβάνοντες · collectors
    After they had arrived in Capernaum, the collectors of the two-drachma tax came to Peter and asked, “Does your Teacher pay the two drachmas?”
  19. Matthew 17:25λαμβάνουσιν · collect
    “Yes,” he answered. When Peter entered the house, Jesus preempted him. “What do you think, Simon?” He asked. “From whom do the kings of the earth collect customs and taxes: from their own sons, or from others?”
  20. Matthew 17:27λαβὼν · Take [it]
    “But so that we may not offend them, go to the sea, cast a hook, and take the first fish you catch. When you open its mouth, you will find a four-drachma coin. Take it and give it to them for My tax and yours.”
  21. Matthew 19:29λήμψεται · will receive
    And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or fields for the sake of My name will receive a hundredfold and will inherit eternal life.
  22. Matthew 20:9ἔλαβον · received
    The workers who were hired about the eleventh hour came and each received a denarius.
  23. Matthew 20:10λήμψονται · they would receive; ἔλαβον · received
    So when the original workers came, they assumed they would receive more. But each of them also received a denarius.
  24. Matthew 20:11Λαβόντες · On receiving [their pay]
    On receiving their pay, they began to grumble against the landowner.
  25. Matthew 21:22λήμψεσθε · you will receive
    If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer.”
  26. Matthew 21:34λαβεῖν · to collect
    When the harvest time drew near, he sent his servants to the tenants to collect his share of the fruit.
  27. Matthew 21:35λαβόντες · seized
    But the tenants seized his servants. They beat one, killed another, and stoned a third.
  28. Matthew 21:39λαβόντες · they seized
    So they seized him and threw him out of the vineyard and killed him.
  29. Matthew 22:15ἔλαβον · [and] conspired
    Then the Pharisees went out and conspired to trap Jesus in His words.
  30. Matthew 25:1λαβοῦσαι · took
    “At that time the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom.
  31. Matthew 25:3λαβοῦσαι · took; ἔλαβον · [but did not] take along
    The foolish ones took their lamps but did not take along any extra oil.
  32. Matthew 25:4ἔλαβον · took
    But the wise ones took oil in flasks along with their lamps.
  33. Matthew 25:16λαβὼν · who had received
    The servant who had received the five talents went at once and put them to work and gained five more.
  34. Matthew 25:18λαβὼν · who had received
    But the servant who had received the one talent went off, dug a hole in the ground, and hid his master’s money.
  35. Matthew 25:20λαβὼν · who had received
    The servant who had received the five talents came and presented five more. ‘Master,’ he said, ‘you entrusted me with five talents. See, I have gained five more.’
  36. Matthew 25:24εἰληφὼς · who had received
    Finally, the servant who had received the one talent came and said, ‘Master, I knew that you are a hard man, reaping where you have not sown and gathering where you have not scattered seed.
  37. Matthew 26:26λαβὼν · took; Λάβετε · Take
    While they were eating, Jesus took bread, spoke a blessing and broke it, and gave it to the disciples, saying, “Take and eat; this is My body.”
  38. Matthew 26:27λαβὼν · He took
    Then He took the cup, gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, “Drink from it, all of you.
  39. Matthew 26:52λαβόντες · draw
    “Put your sword back in its place,” Jesus said to him. “For all who draw the sword will die by the sword.
  40. Matthew 27:1ἔλαβον
    When morning came, all the chief priests and elders of the people conspired against Jesus to put Him to death.
  41. Matthew 27:6λαβόντες · picked up
    The chief priests picked up the pieces of silver and said, “It is unlawful to put this into the treasury, since it is blood money.”
  42. Matthew 27:7λαβόντες · conferring together
    After conferring together, they used the money to buy the potter’s field as a burial place for foreigners.
  43. Matthew 27:9ἔλαβον · They took
    Then what was spoken through Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled: “They took the thirty pieces of silver, the price set on Him by the people of Israel,
  44. Matthew 27:24λαβὼν · he took
    When Pilate saw that he was accomplishing nothing, but that instead a riot was breaking out, he took water and washed his hands before the crowd. “I am innocent of this man’s blood,” he said. “You bear the responsibility.”
  45. Matthew 27:30ἔλαβον · [and] took
    Then they spit on Him and took the staff and struck Him on the head repeatedly.
  46. Matthew 27:48λαβὼν · brought
    One of them quickly ran and brought a sponge. He filled it with sour wine, put it on a reed, and held it up for Jesus to drink.