Definition
I take, receive
Vocabulary Form
λαμβάνω
Erasmian
Modern
Root
λαβ
Frequency
258
GK
3284
Forms
(ἐλάμβανον), λήμψομαι, ἔλαβον, εἴληφα, εἴλημμαι, ἐλήμφθην
Mnemonics
lamb reminds me of "lamb,"which reminds me of Christ,who takes and receives our burdens.
Notes
The future middle deponent is not that irregular. The alpha lengthens to η (ablaut), the μ is inserted before the β as it is in the present, and the β turns to a ψ because of the σ in the tense formative. *λαβ → ληβ → λημβσομαι → λήμψομαι.
Biblical Concordance
| Acts 19:2 | and said to them, “Did (elabete | ἐλάβετε | aor act ind 2 pl) you (elabete | ἐλάβετε | aor act ind 2 pl) receive (elabete | ἐλάβετε | aor act ind 2 pl) the Holy Spirit when you believed?” They said to him, “Why, we have not even heard if there is a Holy Spirit.” |
| Acts 20:24 | But I make my life of no account as of any value to me, that I may finish my task and the ministry that I received (elabon | ἔλαβον | aor act ind 1 sg) from the Lord Jesus, to testify the good news of the grace of God. |
| Acts 20:35 | In all this I have shown you that by working in this way you must help the weak, remembering the words of the Lord Jesus, how he himself said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’” (lambanein | λαμβάνειν | pres act inf ) |
| Acts 24:27 | When two years had passed, Felix was replaced (elaben | ἔλαβεν | aor act ind 3 sg) by Porcius Festus, and wanting to curry favor with the Jews, Felix left Paul in prison. |
| Acts 25:16 | I answered them that it was not the custom of the Romans to turn anyone over before the accused has met the accusers face to face and had an opportunity to (laboi | λάβοι | aor act opt 3 sg) make (laboi | λάβοι | aor act opt 3 sg) his defense against the charge. |
| Acts 26:10 | And I did so in Jerusalem; not only did I lock up in prison many of the saints, after (labōn | λαβών | aor act ptcp nom sg masc) receiving (labōn | λαβών | aor act ptcp nom sg masc) authority from the chief priests, and when they were put to death I cast my vote against them. |
| Acts 26:18 | to open their eyes, that they turn from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive (labein | λαβεῖν | aor act inf ) forgiveness of sins and a place among those who are sanctified by faith in me.’ |
| Acts 27:35 | And when he had said these things, he took (labōn | λαβών | aor act ptcp nom sg masc) bread, and giving thanks to God before them all, he broke it and began to eat. |
| Acts 28:15 | And the brothers there, when they heard about us, came as far as the Forum of Appius and Three Taverns to meet us. On seeing them, Paul gave thanks to God and took (elabe | ἔλαβε | aor act ind 3 sg) courage. |
| Romans 1:5 | Through him we have received (elabomen | ἐλάβομεν | aor act ind 1 pl) grace and apostleship to bring about the obedience of faith among all the nations on behalf of his name, |
| Romans 4:11 | He (elaben | ἔλαβεν | aor act ind 3 sg) received (elaben | ἔλαβεν | aor act ind 3 sg) the sign of circumcision as a seal of the righteousness that he had by faith while he was still uncircumcised, so that he would be the father of all who believe but have never been circumcised, that they too might have righteousness credited to them. |
| Romans 5:11 | And not only that, but we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we (elabomen | ἐλάβομεν | aor act ind 1 pl) now have (elabomen | ἐλάβομεν | aor act ind 1 pl) received (elabomen | ἐλάβομεν | aor act ind 1 pl) reconciliation. |
| Romans 5:17 | For if by the transgression of the one man death reigned through that one, much more will those who (lambanontes | λαμβάνοντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc) receive (lambanontes | λαμβάνοντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc) the abundance of grace and the gift of righteousness reign in life through the one, Jesus Christ. |
| Romans 7:8 | But sin, seizing (labousa | λαβοῦσα | aor act ptcp nom sg fem) the opportunity through the commandment, produced in me all kinds of covetousness. (For apart from the law, sin is dead.) |
| Romans 7:11 | For sin, seizing (labousa | λαβοῦσα | aor act ptcp nom sg fem) the opportunity through the commandment, deceived me and through it killed me. |
| Romans 8:15 | For you (elabete | ἐλάβετε | aor act ind 2 pl) did (elabete | ἐλάβετε | aor act ind 2 pl) not receive (elabete | ἐλάβετε | aor act ind 2 pl) the spirit of slavery leading back to fear, but you received (elabete | ἐλάβετε | aor act ind 2 pl) the Spirit of adoption. By him we cry out, “Abba! Father!” |
| Romans 13:2 | Therefore whoever resists authority resists what God has decreed, and those who resist will (lēmpsontai | λήμψονται | fut mid ind 3 pl) bring (lēmpsontai | λήμψονται | fut mid ind 3 pl) judgment on (lēmpsontai | λήμψονται | fut mid ind 3 pl) themselves. |
| 1 Corinthians 2:12 | It was not the spirit of the world that we received (elabomen | ἐλάβομεν | aor act ind 1 pl), but the Spirit sent from God, that we might understand the gifts freely given to us by God. |
| 1 Corinthians 3:8 | The one who plants and the one who waters have a common purpose, and each will (lēmpsetai | λήμψεται | fut mid ind 3 sg) receive (lēmpsetai | λήμψεται | fut mid ind 3 sg) his wages on the basis of his work. |
| 1 Corinthians 3:14 | If the work that someone has built on it remains, he (lēmpsetai | λήμψεται | fut mid ind 3 sg) will (lēmpsetai | λήμψεται | fut mid ind 3 sg) receive (lēmpsetai | λήμψεται | fut mid ind 3 sg) a reward. |
| 1 Corinthians 4:7 | For who sees anything superior in you? What do you have that you (elabes | ἔλαβες | aor act ind 2 sg) did (elabes | ἔλαβες | aor act ind 2 sg) not receive (elabes | ἔλαβες | aor act ind 2 sg)? And if you received (elabes | ἔλαβες | aor act ind 2 sg) it, why do you boast as if you (labōn | λαβών | aor act ptcp nom sg masc) did (labōn | λαβών | aor act ptcp nom sg masc) not receive (labōn | λαβών | aor act ptcp nom sg masc) it? |
| 1 Corinthians 9:24 | Do you not know that all who run in the stadium compete but only one receives (lambanei | λαμβάνει | pres act ind 3 sg) the prize? So run that you may win. |
| 1 Corinthians 9:25 | Everyone who competes exercises self-control in all things. They do it to receive (labōsin | λάβωσιν | aor act subj 3 pl) a perishable wreath, but we for an imperishable one. |
| 1 Corinthians 10:13 | No trial has (eilēphen | εἴληφεν | perf act ind 3 sg) overtaken (eilēphen | εἴληφεν | perf act ind 3 sg) you that is not distinctively human; and God is faithful; he will not let you be tested beyond what you can bear, but with the trial will also provide the way through, so that you will be able to endure it. |
| 1 Corinthians 11:23 | For I received from the Lord that which I also passed on to you: that the Lord Jesus on the night when he was betrayed took (elaben | ἔλαβεν | aor act ind 3 sg) bread, |