παραλαμβάνωparalambánō
to receive near, i.e. associate with oneself (in any familiar or intimate act or relation); by analogy, to assume an office; figuratively, to learn
Greek (New Testament) · G3880
Meanings
1. with accusative of thing, like παραδέχομαι, correl. to παραδίδωμι, to receive from another: Colossians 4:17, Hebrews 12:28; of the mind, 1 Corinthians 11:23, 1 Corinthians 15:1, 1 Corinthians 15:3, Galatians 1:9, Philippians 4:9; with infinitive, Mark 7:4; followed by παρά, with genitive, Galatians 1:12, 1 Thessalonians 2:13, 1 Thessalonians 4:1, 2 Thessalonians 3:6; τ. Χριστόν, Colossians 2:6.
2. C. accusative of person, to take to or with oneself: Matthew 2:13, Matthew 2:14, Matthew 2:20, Matthew 2:21, Matthew 17:1, Matthew 26:37, Mark 4:36, Mark 5:40, Mark 9:2, Mark 10:32, Luke 9:10, Luke 9:28, Luke 11:26, Luke 18:31, John 19:16, Acts 15:39, Acts 23:18; γυναῖκα, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:24; μεθ’ ἑαυτοῦ, Matthew 12:45, Matthew 18:16, Mark 14:33; followed by εἰς, Matthew 4:5, Matthew 4:8, Matthew 27:27; κατ’ ἰδίαν, Matthew 20:17; middle, followed by πρὸς ἐμαυτόν, John 14:3; passive, Matthew 24:40, Matthew 24:41, Luke 17:34-36; participle, prefixed to other verbs (Bl, § 74, 2), Acts 16:33, Acts 21:24, Acts 21:26, Acts 21:32; metaphorically, John 1:11.
Same root
- παράpará · G3844properly, near; i.e. (with genitive case) from beside (literally or figuratively), (with dative case) at (or in) the vicinity of (objectively or subjectively), (with accusative case) to the proximity with (local (especially beyond or opposed to) or causal (on account of)
- λαμβάνωlambánō · G2983while G138 (αἱρέομαι) is more violent, to seize or remove))
- συμπαραλαμβάνωsymparalambánō · G4838to take along in company
Where it appears
Appears 49 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 1:20 As he considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream. “Joseph, son of David,” the angel said, “do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife. For the child within her was conceived by the Holy Spirit.
- Matthew 1:24 When Joseph woke up, he did as the angel of the Lord commanded and took Mary as his wife.
- Matthew 2:13 After the wise men were gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. “Get up! Flee to Egypt with the child and his mother,” the angel said. “Stay there until I tell you to return, because Herod is going to search for the child to kill him.”
- Matthew 2:14 That night Joseph left for Egypt with the child and Mary, his mother,
- Matthew 2:20 “Get up!” the angel said. “Take the child and his mother back to the land of Israel, because those who were trying to kill the child are dead.”
- Matthew 2:21 So Joseph got up and returned to the land of Israel with Jesus and his mother.
See every passage
- Matthew 1:20, 1:24, 2:13, 2:14, 2:20, 2:21, 4:5, 4:8, 12:45, 17:1, 18:16, 20:17, 24:40, 24:41, 26:37, 27:27
- Mark 4:36, 5:40, 7:4, 9:2, 10:32, 14:33
- Luke 9:10, 9:28, 11:26, 17:34, 17:35, 18:31
- John 1:11, 14:3, 19:16
- Acts 15:39, 16:33, 21:24, 21:26, 21:32, 23:18
- 1 Corinthians 11:23, 15:1, 15:3
- Galatians 1:9, 1:12
- Philippians 4:9
- Colossians 2:6, 4:17
- 1 Thessalonians 2:13, 4:1
- 2 Thessalonians 3:6
- Hebrews 12:28
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.