2001 Translation

LĒPSĒ, lēpsē

Sounds Like: LEEP-see

Translations: taking, receiving, receipt, a taking, a receiving

From the root: ΛΗΨΙΣ

Part of Speech: Noun

Explanation: This word refers to the act of taking, receiving, or obtaining something. It can describe the physical act of grasping or acquiring, or the more abstract concept of accepting or getting something. It is often used in contexts related to acquiring money, goods, or even advice.

Inflection: Singular, Nominative or Accusative, Feminine

Strong’s number: G3028 (Lookup on BibleHub)

Instances

Aristeas

• Aristeas’ Letter to Philocrates — 1:266

Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews

• Book 6 — 4:55

Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint

• Zechariah — 6:11

The Shepherd of Hermas — Commandments

• Mandate 9 — 1:5, 1:7

Twelve Disciples

• The Didache — 2:6, 4:3

From the same root

Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΛΗΨΙΣ.

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.

• ΛΗΜΨΕΙΣ — receipts, takings, bribes, a receipt, a taking, a bribe
• ΛΗΨΕΣΙ — (to) takings, (to) receptions, (to) apprehensions
• ΛΗΨΕΩΣ — of taking, of receiving, of obtaining, a taking, a receiving, an obtaining
• ΛΗΨΙΣ — receipt, receiving, a receiving, taking, a taking, acquisition, a seizure

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