ΠΕΡΙΚΑΤΑΛΑΜΒΑΝΕΙ, περικαταλαμβανει
PERIKATALAMBANEI, perikatalambanei
Sounds Like: peh-ree-kah-tah-lam-BAH-nei
Translations: surrounds, overtakes, seizes, engulfs, comprehends
From the root: ΠΕΡΙΚΑΤΑΛΑΜΒΑΝΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This is a compound verb formed from three parts: περί (peri, 'around'), κατά (kata, 'down' or 'against'), and λαμβάνω (lambano, 'to take' or 'to seize'). It means to surround, to overtake, to seize completely, or to engulf. In some contexts, it can also mean to comprehend or grasp fully. It describes an action where something or someone is completely encompassed or overwhelmed.
Inflection: 3rd Person Singular, Present, Active, Indicative
Strong’s number: G4038 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 2 — 16:343
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΠΕΡΙΚΑΤΑΛΑΜΒΑΝΩ.
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.
- ΠΕΡΙΚΑΤΑΛΑΜΒΑΝΩ — to seize, to overtake, to surround, to apprehend, to comprehend, to lay hold of, to grasp
- ΠΕΡΙΚΑΤΑΛΗΜΠΤΟΣ — comprehensible, understandable, graspable, perceivable
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