ἘΛΛΑΒΟΜΕΝΟΙ, ἐλλαβομενοι
ELLABOMENOI, ellabomenoi
Sounds Like: eh-lah-BOH-meh-noy
Translations: taking hold of, seizing, laying hold of, helping, assisting, apprehending
From the root: ΕΠΙΛΑΜΒΑΝΟΜΑΙ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a compound verb, formed from the preposition ἐπί (epi, 'upon, over') and the verb λαμβάνω (lambanō, 'to take, receive'). It means to take hold of, seize, or lay hold of something or someone, often with the implication of taking possession, apprehending, or providing help. It can also mean to help or assist someone by taking hold of them or their situation. It is often used in the middle voice, emphasizing the subject's involvement in the action.
Inflection: Aorist, Middle Voice, Participle, Nominative, Masculine, Plural
Strong’s number: G1949 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 9 — 7:152
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.
- ἘΠΕΛΑΜΒΑΝΕΤΟ — he was taking hold of, he was laying hold of, he was seizing, he was helping, he was taking, he was catching
- ἘΠΙΛΑΒΟΥ — take hold of, lay hold of, seize, grasp, catch, help, assist, take part in
- 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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