λαμβάνω
lambanō
“to take”
Definition
while G138 (αἱρέομαι) is more violent, to seize or remove))
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 G1209 (δέχομαι) is rather subjective or passive, to have offered to one;
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Grammar & Morphology
Verb
G:V
Greek Verb
Occurrences
λαμβάνω appears 250 times in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; He will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, He will also provide an escape, so that you can stand up under it.
you who received the law ordained by angels, yet have not kept it.”
So Judas brought a band of soldiers and officers from the chief priests and Pharisees. They arrived at the garden carrying lanterns, torches, and weapons.
The seed sown on rocky ground is the one who hears the word and at once receives it with joy.
Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.
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