ἈΠΟΛΑΒΩΝ, ἀπολαβων
APOLABŌN, apolabōn
Sounds Like: ah-po-lah-BOHN
Translations: receiving, having received, taking back, recovering, getting back, obtaining, enjoying
From the root: APOLAMBANŌ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a participle derived from the verb 'apolambanō', meaning to receive, take back, or recover. It often implies receiving something that is due or expected, or taking something back that was previously given or lost. It can also mean to obtain or enjoy something. As a participle, it functions like an adjective or adverb, describing an action performed by the subject of the main verb, often indicating a preceding or simultaneous action.
Inflection: Aorist Active Participle, Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong’s number: G0618 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
Polycarp of Smyrna
- Martyrdom of Polycarp — 19:2
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- 2 Maccabees — 4:46
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, APOLAMBANŌ.
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.
- ἈΠΕΛΑΒΕΣ — you received, you got back, you recovered, you took back, you obtained
- ἈΠΟΛΑΒΩΜΕΝ — receive, obtain, get back, recover, take back, be repaid
- ἈΠΟΛΗΨΟΜΑΙ — I will receive back, I will get back, I will recover, I will obtain, I will be given
- ἈΠΟΛΗΨΟΜΕΝΟΝ — about to receive, about to get back, about to recover, about to take back
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