Lexical Definition
ἐπιλαμβάνομαι epilambánomai (ep-ee-lam-ban'-om-ahee) to catch G:V
middle voice from ἐπί and λαμβάνω
catch, lay hold (up-)on, take (by, hold of, on).
- to seize (for help, injury, attainment, or any other purpose
- literally or figuratively)
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Ἐπιλαβόμενοί | Having taken hold | Acts.17.19 |
| ἐπιλαμβάνεται | He helps | Heb.2.16 • Heb.2.16 |
| ἐπιλαβόμενοσ | having taken | Acts.9.27 |
| having taken hold | Luke.14.4 • Acts.23.19 | |
| having taken hold of | Mark.8.23 • Luke.9.47 | |
| ἐπιλαβόμενοι | Having seized | Acts.18.17 |
| having laid hold | Acts.21.30 | |
| having laid hold on | Luke.23.26 | |
| having taken hold of | Acts.16.19 | |
| ἐπιλαβοῦ | do lay hold | 1Tim.6.12 |
| ἐπιλαβομένου | of having taken hold of | Heb.8.9 |
| ἐπιλαβέσθαι | to catch Him in | Luke.20.26 |
| ἐπιλάβωνται | they may catch | Luke.20.20 |
| they may take hold | 1Tim.6.19 | |
| ἐπελάβετο | laid hold | Acts.21.33 |
| took hold | Matt.14.31 | |
| επιλαμβανομένοισ | ones taking hold | LXX.Ezek.41.6 |
| επιλαμβάνωνται | take hold | LXX.1Kgs.6.6 |
| επιλαβόμενοσ | taking hold of | LXX.Deut.9.17 |
| επιλαβού | Take hold | LXX.Ps.35.2 • LXX.Prov.4.13 |
| take hold of | LXX.Exod.4.4 | |
| επιλαβομένη | taking hold | LXX.Prov.7.13 |
| επιλαβέσθαι | to take hold of | LXX.Job.38.13 • LXX.Ezek.30.21 |
| επιλήψονται | They shall take hold of | LXX.Joel.2.9 |
| shall take hold of | LXX.Isa.4.1 | |
| they shall take hold | LXX.Zech.14.13 | |
| επιλήψεται | he shall take hold | LXX.Isa.5.29 |
| shall take hold of | LXX.Isa.3.6 | |
| επιλάβωνται | shall take hold | LXX.Zech.8.23 |
| they shall take hold | LXX.Zech.8.23 | |
| επιλάβηται | should take hold of | LXX.Deut.25.11 |
| επελαμβάνετο | took hold of | LXX.2Sam.15.5 |
| επελαβόμην | I took hold | LXX.Judg.20.6 |
| I took hold of | LXX.Jer.31.32 | |
| επελάβοντό | they took hold of | LXX.Ezek.29.7 |
| επελάβοντο | they would take hold of | LXX.Judg.12.6 |
| took hold of | LXX.Judg.16.21 | |
| επελάβετό | it took hold | LXX.Job.30.18 |
| it took hold of | LXX.Job.16.7 | |
| επελάβετο | Ahijah took hold of | LXX.1Kgs.11.30 |
| he took hold | LXX.2Sam.13.11 | |
| he took hold of | LXX.Exod.4.4 • LXX.Judg.16.3 • LXX.2Kgs.2.12 | |
| take hold | LXX.Isa.27.4 | |
| took hold | LXX.Judg.19.25 | |
| took hold of | LXX.Judg.19.29 • LXX.1Kgs.1.50 • LXX.Ps.48.6 • LXX.Jer.44.23 • LXX.Jer.49.24 | |
| επειλημμένη | took hold | LXX.Gen.25.26 |
Abbott-Smith
ἐπι-λαμβάνω [in LXX for חָזַק hi., אָחַז, etc. ;]
always mid. in LXX and NT (v. Cremer, 758), to lay hold of: c. gen. pers., Mt 14:31, Ac 17:19 21:30, 33; c. acc pers. (not cl.), Lk 9:47 14:4 23:26 (WH, but v. Bl., 1015), Ac 9:27 16:9 18:17; c. gen. rei, Mk 8:23, Ac 23:19, He 8:9 (LXX); c. gen. pers. et rei, Lk 20:20, 26; τ. αἰωνίου (ὄντως) ζωῆς, I Ti 6:12, 19. Metaph. (as in Si 4:11), He 2:16 (v. Westc., in l.).†
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Matthew | 14:31 |
| Mark | 8:23 |
| Luke | 9:47 · 14:4 · 20:20 · 20:26 · 23:26 |
| Acts | 9:27 · 16:9 · 17:19 · 18:17 · 21:30 · 21:33 · 23:19 |
| 1 Timothy | 6:12 · 6:19 |
| Hebrews | 2:16 · 8:9 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
ἐπιλαμβάνω,
take or get besides, ἐπὶ τοῖς πεντήκοντα ταλάντοις ἑκατόν 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Politica” 1259a28: with genitive partitive, ἐ. τοῦ χρόνου take a little more time, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__2. simply, take, receive, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]
__II. lay hold of, seize, attack, as a disease, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of an enemy, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]:—passive, ἐπείληπται νόσῳ 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Antigone” 732; τὴν αἴσθησιν ἐπιληφθείς becoming unconscious, [Refs 1st c.AD+]; ἐπελήφθη had an epileptic fit, [Refs]
__II.b. of events, overtake, surprise, μὴ.. χειμὼν τὴν φυλακὴν ἐπιλάβοι [Refs 5th c.BC+], with accusative et infinitive, it befalls one that.. , [Refs]
__II.2. attain to, come within reach of, reach, [Refs]; ἔτη ὀκτὼ ἐ. πολέμου live over eight years, [Refs 1st c.AD+] arrive at, of the foetus, [Refs]; ὥστε καὶ τοῦ χειμῶνος ἐ. [Refs]
__II.3. seize, stop, especially by pressure, τὴν ῥῖνα 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Plutus” 703; ἐ. τὸ κλύσμα τῆς ὀπίσω ὁδοῦ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.87; ἐ. τὸ ὕδωρ stop the water-clock in court, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__II.4. occupy space, μηδὲν τῶν τῆς πόλεως.. οἰκοδομήμασι ἐ. [Refs]; πλείω τόπον 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “de Caelo” 305b19; πλατύτερον τόπον 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Cat.Ma.” 5: metaphorically, πολὺν χῶρον ἐ. get over much ground, traverse it rapidly, [Refs]
__II.5. with genitive, undertake, τῆς κινήσεως, τῆς νήξεως, [Refs]
__II.6. with dative, assist, [Refs] (nisi to be read <συν>επιλ.).
__II.7. intransitive, succeed, follow, [Refs]
__II.8. of food or drink, take extra, οἰνάριον 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Cat.Ma.” 1; take after other food, [Refs]
__III. middle (with perfect ἐπείλημμαι [Refs], hold oneself on by, lay hold of, with genitive, τῶν νεῶν [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τῶν ἐπισπαστήρων[Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὅτου ἐπιλάβοιτο τὰ δρέπανα whomsoever the scythes caught, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τῶν τριχῶν by the hair, [Refs]; μὴ 'πιλαμβάνου hold me not! [Refs]
__III.2. attack. τινός [Refs]; of things, τῆς θερμασίας πόρων -ομένης Epieur.[Refs]; of diseases, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__III.3. make a seizure of, arrest, τῶν παίδων 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 33.9; seize goods in default of payment, [Refs]
__III.3.b. lay hands on in assertion of a claim, [Refs 3rd c.AD+]
__III.4. lay hold of, get, obtain, προστάτεω a chief, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐξουσίας, γαλήνης, [Refs 2nd c.BC+]; ἐ. λογισμῷ, Latin ratione assequi, [Refs]
__III.5. of Place, reach, δασέος 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Historia Animalium” 629b15; τῶν ὀρῶν 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Antonius” 41: metaphorically, of a state or condition, ἐρημίας ἐπειλημμένοι having found an empty field, i.e. an absence of all competitors, [Refs]
__III.6. attempt, πράξεων μεγάλων 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Marius” 7.
__III.6.b. with infinitive, undertake, γεωργεῖν [Refs]
__III.7. touch on, τινός 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 449d.
__III.8. take up, interrupt in speaking, [Refs]; object to, τοῦ ψηφίσματος 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Historia Graeca (Hellenica)” 2.1.32; ἐ. ὅτι.. object that.., [Refs]
__III.9. rarely with accusative, seize, τὰς Ἀθήνας (to be read λήψονται) [Refs]