μεταλαμβάνω
metalambanō
“to partake”
Definition
to participate; genitive case, to accept (and use)
from G3326 (μετά) and G2983 (λαμβάνω);
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logos (G3056)
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Grammar & Morphology
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Greek Verb
Occurrences
μεταλαμβάνω appears 7 times in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
The hardworking farmer should be the first to partake of the crops.
With one accord they continued to meet daily in the temple courts and to break bread from house to house, sharing their meals with gladness and sincerity of heart,
As Paul expounded on righteousness, self-control, and the coming judgment, Felix became frightened and said, “You may go for now. When I find the time, I will call for you.”
Right up to daybreak, Paul kept urging them all to eat: “Today is your fourteenth day in constant suspense, without taking any food.
So for your own preservation, I urge you to eat something, because not a single hair of your head will be lost.”
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