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ἀπολαμβάνω

apolambanōto get backHow to read Greek
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Definition

ἀπο-λαμβάνω

[in LXX: Numbers 34:14 (לָקַח (Deuteronomy 25:5 A, Isaiah 5:17, 2Ma.4.46 2Mac.6.21 2Mac.8.6, 4Ma.18.23 * ;]

1. to receive from another; absol., to receive as one's due: Luke 16:25; 18:30 (seel. λάβῃ) Luke 23:41, Romans 1:27, Galatians 4:5, Colossians 3:24, 2 John 8.

2. to receive back: Luke 6:34; 15:27.

3. to take apart or aside: Mark 7:33 (cf. use in π. of the recluses of the Serapeum; MM, see word).

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

10 total
  1. Mark 7:33ἀπολαβόμενος · [Jesus] took him
    So Jesus took him aside privately, away from the crowd, and put His fingers into the man’s ears. Then He spit and touched the man’s tongue.
  2. Luke 6:34ἀπολάβωσιν · to be repaid
    And if you lend to those from whom you expect repayment, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, expecting to be repaid in full.
  3. Luke 15:27ἀπέλαβεν · he has him back
    ‘Your brother has returned,’ he said, ‘and your father has killed the fattened calf, because he has him back safe and sound.’
  4. Luke 16:25ἀπέλαβες · you received
    But Abraham answered, ‘Child, remember that during your lifetime you received your good things, while Lazarus received bad things. But now he is comforted here, while you are in agony.
  5. Luke 18:30ἀπολάβῃ · will fail to receive
    …will fail to receive many times more in this age—and in the age to come, eternal life.”
  6. Luke 23:41ἀπολαμβάνομεν · we are receiving
    We are punished justly, for we are receiving what our actions deserve. But this man has done nothing wrong.”
  7. Romans 1:27ἀπολαμβάνοντες · received
    Likewise, the men abandoned natural relations with women and burned with lust for one another. Men committed indecent acts with other men and received in themselves the due penalty for their error.
  8. Galatians 4:5ἀπολάβωμεν · we might receive
    …to redeem those under the law, that we might receive our adoption as sons.
  9. Colossians 3:24ἀπολήμψεσθε · you will receive
    …because you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as your reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving.
  10. 2 John 1:8ἀπολάβητε · you may be fully rewarded
    Watch yourselves, so that you do not lose what we have worked for, but that you may be fully rewarded.