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Name of God’s Son

ΠΕΡΙΛΑΜΒΑΝΩΝ, περιλαμβανων

PERILAMBANŌN, perilambanōn

Sounds Like: peh-ree-lam-BAH-non

Translations: embracing, enclosing, surrounding, including, comprehending

From the root: ΠΕΡΙΛΑΜΒΑΝΩ

Part of Speech: Participle

Explanation: This word is a present active participle of the verb 'perilambano,' meaning 'to take around,' 'to embrace,' 'to enclose,' or 'to include.' It is a compound word formed from 'peri' (around) and 'lambano' (to take, to grasp). It describes an action of surrounding, encompassing, or taking hold of something or someone. It can be used to describe physically embracing someone, or more broadly, including or comprehending something within a scope.

Inflection: Present, Active, Participle, Masculine, Singular, Nominative

Strong’s number: G4016 (Lookup on BibleHub)


Instances

Clement of Alexandria
  • Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 6:10
Codex Sinaiticus
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint

From the same root

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

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