ἘΠΙΛΑΒΟΜΕΝΟΝ, ἐπιλαβομενον
EPILABOMENON, epilabomenon
Sounds Like: eh-pee-lah-bo-MEH-non
Translations: taking hold of, laying hold of, seizing, grasping, catching, apprehending
From the root: ἘΠΙΛΑΜΒΑΝΩ
Part of Speech: Verb, Participle
Explanation: This word is a compound verb, formed from the preposition ἐπί (epi), meaning 'upon' or 'on,' and the verb λαμβάνω (lambano), meaning 'to take' or 'to receive.' Together, it means to take hold of something, often with the implication of seizing, grasping, or apprehending. It can refer to physically taking hold of an object or person, or metaphorically taking hold of an opportunity or an idea. It implies a firm or decisive action of taking.
Inflection: Aorist, Middle Voice, Participle, Singular, Accusative, Masculine or Neuter
Strong’s number: G1949 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 9 — 8:180
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ἘΠΙΛΑΜΒΑΝΩ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ἘΠΙΛΑΒΕΣΘΑΙ — to take hold of, to seize, to grasp, to lay hold of, to help, to assist
- ἘΠΙΛΗΜΠΤΕΥΕΣΘΑΙ — to be seized, to be taken, to be caught, to be afflicted, to be overcome, to be attacked
- ἘΠΙΛΗΜΨΕΙ — you will take, you will lay hold of, you will seize, you will grasp, you will apprehend
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