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ΜΕΤΑΛΑΒΩΝ, μεταλαβων

METALABŌN, metalabōn

Sounds Like: meh-ta-la-BOHN

Translations: taking, having taken, partaking, sharing, receiving, obtaining

From the root: ΜΕΤΑΛΑΜΒΑΝΩ

Part of Speech: Verb, Participle

Explanation: This word is a compound participle, formed from the preposition μετά (meta), meaning 'with' or 'after', and the verb λαμβάνω (lambano), meaning 'to take' or 'to receive'. As a participle, it describes an action that has already occurred or is occurring, often functioning adverbially or adjectivally. It signifies the act of taking a share, participating in something, or receiving something.

Inflection: Aorist, Active, Masculine, Singular, Nominative

Strong’s number: G3335 (Lookup on BibleHub)


Instances

Aristeas
  • Aristeas’ Letter to Philocrates — 1:11, 1:317
Josephus' The Jewish War
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament

From the same root

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

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