ἘΠΙΛΑΒΟΥ, ἐπιλαβου
EPILABOU, epilabou
Sounds Like: eh-pee-LAH-boo
Translations: take hold of, lay hold of, seize, grasp, catch, help, assist, take part in
From the root: ΕΠΙΛΑΜΒΑΝΟΜΑΙ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This is a compound verb formed from the preposition 'ἐπί' (upon, on) and the verb 'λαμβάνομαι' (to take, receive). It means to take hold of something, often with the implication of seizing it firmly, grasping it, or even taking possession. It can also be used in the sense of helping or assisting someone by taking hold of them or their situation. In some contexts, it can mean to take part in something.
Inflection: Aorist, Middle Voice, Imperative, Second Person Singular
Strong’s number: G1949 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
- 1 Timothy — 6:12
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΕΠΙΛΑΜΒΑΝΟΜΑΙ.
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.
- ἘΛΛΑΒΟΜΕΝΟΙ — taking hold of, seizing, laying hold of, helping, assisting, apprehending
- ἘΠΕΛΑΜΒΑΝΕΤΟ — he was taking hold of, he was laying hold of, he was seizing, he was helping, he was taking, he was catching
- ΕΠΕΛΑΒΕ — he took hold of, he took, he caught, he seized, he helped
- ΕΠΙΛΑΒΟΥ — take hold of, lay hold of, seize, grasp, help, assist, obtain, attain
- ΕΠΙΛΗΜΠΤΕΥΣΑΣΘΑΙ — to take hold of, to seize, to lay hold of, to help, to assist
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