Strong's #2983: lambano (pronounced lam-ban'-o)
a prolonged form of a primary verb, which is use only as an alternate in certain tenses; to take (in very many applications, literally and figuratively (properly objective or active, to get hold of; whereas 1209 is rather subjective or passive, to have offered to one; while 138 is more violent, to seize or remove)):--accept, + be amazed, assay, attain, bring, X when I call, catch, come on (X unto), + forget, have, hold, obtain, receive (X after), take (away, up).
Thayer's Greek Lexicon:
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lambanō
1) to take
1a) to take with the hand, lay hold of, any person or thing in order to use it
1a1) to take up a thing to be carried
1a2) to take upon one' s self
1b) to take in order to carry away
1b1) without the notion of violence, i,e to remove, take away
1c) to take what is one' s own, to take to one' s self, to make one' s own
1c1) to claim, procure, for one' s self
1c1a) to associate with one' s self as companion, attendant
1c2) of that which when taken is not let go, to seize, to lay hold of, apprehend
1c3) to take by craft (our catch, used of hunters, fisherman, etc.), to circumvent one by fraud
1c4) to take to one' s self, lay hold upon, take possession of, i.e. to appropriate to one' s self
1c5) catch at, reach after, strive to obtain
1c6) to take a thing due, to collect, gather (tribute)
1d) to take
1d1) to admit, receive
1d2) to receive what is offered
1d3) not to refuse or reject
1d4) to receive a person, give him access to one' s self
1d4a) to regard any one' s power, rank, external circumstances, and on that account to do some injustice or neglect something
1e) to take, to choose, select
1f) to take beginning, to Proverbs anything, to make a trial of, to experience
2) to receive (what is given), to gain, get, obtain, to get back
Part of Speech: verb
Relation: a prolonged form of a primary verb, which is use only as an alternate in certain tenses
Usage:
This word is used 264 times:
2 Corinthians 12:16: "nevertheless, being crafty, I caught you with guile."
Galatians 2:6: "they were, it maketh no matter to me: God accepteth no man's"
Galatians 3:2: "I learn of you, Received ye the Spirit by the works"
Galatians 3:14: "Jesus Christ; that we might receive the promise of the Spirit"
Philippians 2:7: "But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in"
Philippians 3:12: "Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect: but"
Colossians 4:10: "to Barnabas, (touching whom ye received commandments: if he come unto"
1 Timothy 4:4: "and nothing to be refused, if it be received with thanksgiving:"
2 Timothy 1:5: " When I call to remembrance the unfeigned faith that is in thee,"
Hebrews 2:2: "transgression and disobedience received a just recompense of reward;"
Hebrews 2:3: "so great salvation; which at the first began to be spoken by the"
Hebrews 4:16: "unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find"
Hebrews 5:1: "For every high priest taken from among men is ordained for"
Hebrews 5:4: "And no man taketh this honor unto himself, but he that is called"
Hebrews 7:5: "the sons of Levi, who receive the office of the priesthood, have a commandment"
Hebrews 7:8: "here men that die receive tithes; but there"
Hebrews 7:9: "as I may so say, Levi also, who receiveth tithes, paid tithes"
Hebrews 9:15: "that were under the first testament, they which are called might receive the promise"
Hebrews 9:19: "people according to the law, he took the blood of calves and"
Hebrews 10:26: "if we sin willfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth,"
Hebrews 11:8: "a place which he should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and"
Hebrews 11:11: "also Sarah herself received strength to conceive seed,"
Hebrews 11:13: "in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen"
Hebrews 11:29: "land: which the Egyptians attempting to do were drowned."
Hebrews 11:35: "Women received their dead raised to life again: and others"
Hebrews 11:36: "And others had trial of cruel mockings and scourgings, yea,"
James 1:7: "man think that he shall receive any thing of the Lord."
James 1:12: "for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which"
James 3:1: "masters, knowing that we shall receive the greater condemnation."
James 4:3: "Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that"
James 5:7: "for it, until he receive the early and latter"
James 5:10: " Take, my brethren, the prophets, who have spoken in the"
1 Peter 4:10: "As every man hath received the gift, even so minister the same one to another,"
2 Peter 1:9: "these things is blind, and cannot see afar off, and hath forgotten that he was purged from his"
2 Peter 1:17: "For he received from God the Father honor and glory,"
1 John 2:27: "anointing which ye have received of him abideth in"
1 John 3:22: "And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because"
1 John 5:9: "If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God"
2 John 1:4: "in truth, as we have received a commandment from the Father."
2 John 1:10: "bring not this doctrine, receive him not into"
3 John 1:7: "Because that for his name's sake they went forth, taking nothing of"
Revelation 2:17: "which no man knoweth saving he that receiveth"
Revelation 2:27: "shall they be broken to shivers: even as I received of my Father."
Revelation 3:3: "Remember therefore how thou hast received and heard, and hold fast,"
Revelation 3:11: "thou hast, that no man take thy crown."
Revelation 4:11: "Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honor and"
Revelation 5:7: "And he came and took the book out of the"
Revelation 5:8: "And when he had taken the book, the four beasts"
Revelation 5:9: "saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open"
Revelation 5:12: "the Lamb that was slain to receive power, and riches, and"
