συλλαμβάνωsyllambánō
to clasp, i.e. seize (arrest, capture); specially, to conceive (literally or figuratively); by implication, to aid
Greek (New Testament) · G4815
Meanings
1. with accusative, to bring together, collect.
2. to seize, take: with accusative of person, as a prisoner, Matthew 26:55, Mark 14:48, Luke 22:54, John 18:12, Acts 1:16, Acts 12:3; passive, Acts 23:27; middle, in sense of act., Acts 26:21; σ. ἄγραν ἰχθύων, Luke 5:9.
3. C. dative of person, to take part with, assist, succour; middle, in same sense: Luke 5:7, Philippians 4:3.
4. Of a woman, to conceive: absolutely, Luke 1:24; followed by ἐν γαστρί, Luke 1:31; with accusative, Luke 1:36; ib. followed by ἐν τ. κοιλίᾳ, Luke 2:21; metaphorically, of lust producing sin, James 1:15.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 16 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 26:55 Then Jesus said to the crowd, “Am I some dangerous revolutionary, that you come with swords and clubs to arrest me? Why didn’t you arrest me in the Temple? I was there teaching every day.
- Mark 14:48 Jesus asked them, “Am I some dangerous revolutionary, that you come with swords and clubs to arrest me?
- Luke 1:24 Soon afterward his wife, Elizabeth, became pregnant and went into seclusion for five months.
- Luke 1:31 You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you will name him Jesus.
- Luke 1:36 What’s more, your relative Elizabeth has become pregnant in her old age! People used to say she was barren, but she has conceived a son and is now in her sixth month.
- Luke 2:21 Eight days later, when the baby was circumcised, he was named Jesus, the name given him by the angel even before he was conceived.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.