Strong's G1949

ἐπιλαμβάνομαι(epilambánomai)

Language:: Greek (New Testament)

Definition

to seize (for help, injury, attainment, or any other purpose; literally or figuratively)

Derivation

middle voice from G1909 (ἐπί) and G2983 (λαμβάνω);

KJV Translation

In the King James Version, ἐπιλαμβάνομαι is translated as: catch, lay hold (up-)on, take (by, hold of, on).

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Strong's Exhaustive Concordance, compiled by James Strong in 1890, assigns a unique number to every Greek root word in the New Testament. The Greek dictionary covers all 5,624 root words. This entry is in the public domain.