2001 Translation

LĒPSIS, lēpsis

Sounds Like: LEEP-sis

Translations: receipt, receiving, a receiving, taking, a taking, acquisition, a seizure

From the root: ΛΗΨΙΣ

Part of Speech: Noun

Explanation: This noun refers to the act of receiving or taking something. It can denote the physical act of grasping or acquiring, or the conceptual act of understanding or accepting. It is often used in contexts related to the acquisition of knowledge, gifts, or even a seizure or attack.

Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Feminine

Strong’s number: G3028 (Lookup on BibleHub)

Instances

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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
• ΛΗΨΗ — taking, receiving, receipt, a taking, a receiving

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