προσλαμβάνωproslambánō
to take to oneself, i.e. use (food), lead (aside), admit (to friendship or hospitality)
Greek (New Testament) · G4355
Meanings
1. to take in addition.
2. to take to oneself, take, receive; in NT always middle, -ομαι
(a) of things: of food, with accusative, Acts 27:33; with genitive part., Acts 27:36
(b) of persons: with accusative, Matthew 16:22, Mark 8:32, Acts 17:5, Acts 18:26, Acts 28:2, Romans 14:1, Romans 14:3, Romans 15:7, Philemon 1:17.
Same root
- πρόςprós · G4314a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. toward (with the genitive case, the side of, i.e. pertaining to; with the dative case, by the side of, i.e. near to; usually with the accusative case, the place, time, occasion, or respect, which is the destination of the relation, i.e. whither or for which it is predicated)
- λαμβάνωlambánō · G2983while G138 (αἱρέομαι) is more violent, to seize or remove))
- πρόσληψιςpróslēpsis · G4356admission
Where it appears
Appears 12 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 16:22 But Peter took him aside and began to reprimand him for saying such things. “Heaven forbid, Lord,” he said. “This will never happen to you!”
- Mark 8:32 As he talked about this openly with his disciples, Peter took him aside and began to reprimand him for saying such things.
- Acts 17:5 But some of the Jews were jealous, so they gathered some troublemakers from the marketplace to form a mob and start a riot. They attacked the home of Jason, searching for Paul and Silas so they could drag them out to the crowd.
- Acts 18:26 When Priscilla and Aquila heard him preaching boldly in the synagogue, they took him aside and explained the way of God even more accurately.
- Acts 27:33 Just as day was dawning, Paul urged everyone to eat. “You have been so worried that you haven’t touched food for two weeks,” he said.
- Acts 27:36 Then everyone was encouraged and began to eat—
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.