ἀπολαμβάνωapolambánō
to receive (specially, in full, or as a host); also to take aside
Greek (New Testament) · G618
Meanings
1. to receive from another; absolutely, to receive as one's due: Luke 16:25, Luke 18:30 (v.l. λάβῃ) Luke 23:41, Romans 1:27, Galatians 4:5, Colossians 3:24, 2 John 1:8.
2. to receive back: Luke 6:34, Luke 15:27.
3. to take apart or aside: Mark 7:33.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 10 times in the Bible.
- Mark 7:33 Jesus led him away from the crowd so they could be alone. He put his fingers into the man’s ears. Then, spitting on his own fingers, he touched the man’s tongue.
- Luke 6:34 And if you lend money only to those who can repay you, why should you get credit? Even sinners will lend to other sinners for a full return.
- Luke 15:27 ‘Your brother is back,’ he was told, ‘and your father has killed the fattened calf. We are celebrating because of his safe return.’
- Luke 16:25 “But Abraham said to him, ‘Son, remember that during your lifetime you had everything you wanted, and Lazarus had nothing. So now he is here being comforted, and you are in anguish.
- Luke 18:30 will be repaid many times over in this life, and will have eternal life in the world to come.”
- Luke 23:41 We deserve to die for our crimes, but this man hasn’t done anything wrong.”
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.