Lexical Definition
καταλαμβάνω katalambánō (kat-al-am-ban'-o) to grasp G:V
from κατά and λαμβάνω
apprehend, attain, come upon, comprehend, find, obtain, perceive, (over-)take.
- to take eagerly, i.e. seize, possess, etc. (literally or figuratively)
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| κατελείφθη | she was overtaken | LXX.Jer.3.8 |
| κατελαβόμην | having grasped | Acts.25.25 |
| overtook | LXX.2Sam.12.27 | |
| κατελήμφθην | I was grasped | Phil.3.12 |
| κατελάβοντο | overtook | LXX.Josh.6.20 • LXX.Josh.8.19 • LXX.Josh.19.47 • LXX.Judg.1.8 |
| they overtook | LXX.Num.21.32 • LXX.Josh.10.37 • LXX.Judg.9.45 • LXX.Neh.9.25 | |
| κατελάβετο | David overtook | LXX.2Sam.5.7 |
| he overtook | LXX.2Kgs.18.10 | |
| overtook | LXX.Josh.11.10 • LXX.2Sam.12.29 • LXX.Isa.20.1 | |
| κατειληφέναι | to have grasped | Phil.3.13 |
| κατειλημμένην | having been grasped | John.8.3 |
| κατειλημμένα | overtaken | LXX.2Chr.9.20 |
| κατείληφθη | was grasped | John.8.4 |
| καταλαμβανομένου | one overtaking | LXX.Prov.16.32 |
| καταλαμβάνων | in overtaking | LXX.1Sam.30.8 |
| overtaking | LXX.Job.5.13 | |
| perceiving | LXX.Job.34.24 | |
| καταλαμβάνονται | overtaken | LXX.Prov.2.19 |
| καταλαμβάνομαι | I grasped | Acts.10.34 |
| καταλαβώμεθα | we should overtake | LXX.Prov.1.13 |
| καταλαβόμενοι | having grasped | Acts.4.13 |
| καταλαβέσθαι | to grasp | Eph.3.18 |
| καταλήψονταί | overtake | LXX.Deut.28.45 |
| they shall overtake | LXX.Deut.28.15 | |
| καταλήψομαι | I overtake | LXX.1Sam.30.8 • LXX.Mic.6.6 |
| I shall overtake | LXX.Exod.15.9 | |
| I will take | LXX.Isa.10.14 | |
| overtake | LXX.Ps.18.37 | |
| καταλήψη | you shall overtake | LXX.Gen.44.4 • LXX.1Sam.30.8 |
| καταλήψεται | it shall overtake | LXX.Jer.42.16 |
| shall overtake | LXX.Lev.26.5 • LXX.Lev.26.5 • LXX.Prov.11.27 • LXX.Prov.13.21 • LXX.Isa.35.10 • LXX.Isa.51.11 • LXX.Amos.9.13 | |
| καταλήψεσθε | you shall overtake | LXX.Josh.2.5 |
| καταλάβῃ | it may grasp | Mark.9.18 |
| may grasp | John.12.35 • 1Thess.5.4 | |
| καταλάβωσι | shall they overtake | LXX.Prov.2.19 |
| καταλάβω | I shall grasp | Phil.3.12 |
| should I overtake | LXX.Mic.6.6 | |
| καταλάβοι | may | LXX.Ps.69.24 |
| may he overtake | LXX.Ps.7.5 | |
| καταλάβητε | you may grasp | 1Cor.9.24 |
| καταλάβη | overtake | LXX.Gen.19.19 • LXX.2Sam.15.14 • LXX.Isa.59.9 |
| overtake you | LXX.Prov.2.16 | |
| overtakes | LXX.Deut.19.6 • LXX.Ezek.33.4 | |
| shall she overtake | LXX.Hos.2.7 | |
| should it overtake | LXX.Hos.10.9 | |
| should overtake | LXX.1Kgs.18.44 | |
| should overtake you | LXX.Num.32.23 | |
| καταλάβετε | overtake | LXX.Josh.10.19 • LXX.Judg.7.24 • LXX.Ps.71.11 |
| κατέλαβόν | overtook | LXX.Ps.40.12 |
| κατέλαβον | overtaking | LXX.Zech.1.6 |
| overtook | LXX.Jer.52.8 • LXX.Lam.1.3 | |
| they overtook | LXX.Judg.18.22 • LXX.2Kgs.25.5 • LXX.2Chr.22.9 • LXX.2Chr.33.11 | |
| κατέλαβεν | grasped | John.1.5 |
| have grasped | Rom.9.30 | |
| he overtook | LXX.Gen.31.23 | |
| was overtaken | LXX.2Chr.25.23 | |
| κατέλαβε | Laban overtook | LXX.Gen.31.25 |
| he overtook | LXX.2Sam.12.26 | |
| overtook | LXX.Isa.37.8 | |
| κατέλαβέ | it overtook | LXX.Jer.10.19 |
| overtook | LXX.Jer.51.34 |
Abbott-Smith
κατα-λαμβάνω, [in LXX for נשׂג hi., לכד, etc.;]
1. to lay hold of, seize, appropriate: Mk 9:18; c. acc. rei, I Co 9:24, Phl 3:12, 13.
2. to overtake: as carrel. of διώκω (Field, Notes, 158 f.), Ro 9:30; ἡ ἡμέρα, I Th 5:4; of evils, Jo 1:5 12:35 (cf. 6:17 T); hence, to surprise, discover: 3, [4](/btb/interlinear/43%20-%20John/8/John.8.4.html)],
3. Of mental action, to apprehend, comprehend; so mid., in NT (M, Pr., 158): Eph 3:18; seq. ὅτι, Ac 4:13 10:34; c. acc. et inf., Ac 25:25 (MM, Exp., xv).†
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Mark | 9:18 |
| John | 1:5 · 6:17 · 8:3 · 8:4 · 12:35 |
| Acts | 4:13 · 10:34 · 25:25 |
| Romans | 9:30 |
| 1 Corinthians | 9:24 |
| Ephesians | 3:18 |
| Philippians | 3:12 · 3:13 |
| 1 Thessalonians | 5:4 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
καταλαμβάνω,
future -λήψομαι[Refs 5th c.BC+], Ionic dialect -λάμψομαι[Refs 7th c.BC+]: perfect -είληφα[Refs 5th c.BC+] c.BC)), -λελάβηκα [Refs 6th c.BC+]:—passive, Ionic dialect aorist -ελάμφθην[Refs]; -ελάφθην [Refs 4th c.BC+]: perfect in middle sense, [Refs 1st c.BC+]:—seize, lay hold of, with accusative, τοῦ κατὰ νῶτα λαβών [Refs 8th c.BC+]; πάντα φυλακαῖς κ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; φάσκων Ποσειδῶ πρότερον Ἀθηνᾶς καταλαβεῖν αὐτήν (i.e. τὴν πόλιν) [Refs 5th c.BC+]; later, simply, arrive at a place, [Refs 6th c.AD+], etc.:—middle, seize for oneself, τὰ πρήγματα [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὰ ἄλλοι οὐ κατελάβοντο matters which others had not preoccupied, [Refs 2nd c.BC+] —passive, of a person, ὑπὸ τοῦ θεοῦ καταληφθείς possessed, [Refs 3rd c.AD+]
__2 of death, fatigue, disaster, etc., τὸν δὲ κατ᾽ ὄσσε ἔλλαβε.. θάνατος [Refs 8th c.BC+]; befall, overtake, συμφορὰ κ. πόλεις [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὅσα φεύγοντας ἐκ τῆς πατρίδος κακὰ ἐπίδοξα καταλαμβάνειν may be expected to befall them,[Refs]: followed by infinitive, νοῦσός τινα κ. νοσῆσαι [Refs]; πρίν τι ἀνήκεστον ἡμᾶς κ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; rarely of good fortune, τοῦτον κατέλαβε εὐτυχίη τις [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__3 seize with the mind, comprehend, [NT+5th c.BC+] (perhaps overcome); κάλλος διὰ τῆς [ὄψεως] [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—so in middle, [NT+1st c.BC+]:— passive, [Refs 1st c.BC+]
__4 accept, παρὰ τοῦ βασιλέως.. δωροδοκήματα uncertain reading in [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II catch, overtake, come up with, τοὺς φεύγοντας [Refs 5th c.BC+], etc.:—passive, [Refs 2nd c.BC+]
__II.2 find on arrival, with participle, τινὰ ζῶντα [Refs 5th c.BC+]; detect, ἐπ᾽ αὐτοφώρῳ ἐμαυτόν [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—passive, κατελήφθη σοῦ λάθρᾳ πωλῶν τὰ σά [NT+5th c.BC+]; to be taken by surprise, [Refs 1st c.AD+]
__III impersonal, καταλαμβάνει τινά with infinitive, it happens to one, it is one's fortune to.., καταλαμβάνει μιν φεύγειν [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__IV absolutely, πρὸς τὴν καταλαβοῦσαν συμφορήν that had befallen, [Refs]; τὰ καταλαβόντα, ={τὰ συμβάντα}, what had happened, the circumstances, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τῆς νυκτὸς -λαμβανούσης as night was coming on, [Refs 1st c.BC+]
__V hold down, cover, τῇ Χειρὶ τὸν ὀφθαλμόν [Refs 5th c.BC+]; fasten down, κ. πῶμα γόμφοις [Refs 2nd c.AD+] (so in middle, [Refs 1st c.BC+]:—passive, to be compressed, opposed to διαλύεσθαι, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__V.2 keep under, repress, check, κ. τινῶν αὐξανομένην τὴν δύναμιν [Refs 5th c.BC+]; κ. τὸ πῦρ get it under,[Refs]; κ. τὰς διαφοράς put an end to them, [Refs].; κ. ἐρίζοντας stop their quarrelling, [Refs]: followed by infinitive, κ. τοὺς Αἰγυπτίους ταῦτα μὴ ποιέειν [Refs]; ὁ τῶν Περσέων θάνατος καταλαμφθεὶς ἐσιγήθη inquiries about their death being checked.. , [Refs]
__V.2.b κ. τὸ πνεῦμα hold the breath, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__V.3 bind, κ. πίστι καὶ ὁρκίοισι [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—passive, εἴ τινι -λέλαμμαι ὅρκῳ [Refs]; νόμοις, ἔθεσι κατειλημμένα enforced, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; [τὰς σπονδὰς] ηὗρε κατειλημμένας he found the treaty concluded, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__V.4 compel, constrain one to do, with infinitive, ἀναγκαίη μιν κ. φαίνειν forces him to bring out the truth, [Refs 5th c.BC+] —passive, ἀναγκαίῃ καταλαμβανόμενος being constrained, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__V.5 convict, condemn, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; opposed to ἀπολύειν, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; of the prosecutor, secure a conviction, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὁ -λαβών [Refs 2nd c.BC+]
LSJ Scripture Refs: John.1.5 ☩ Acts.4.13 ☩ Eph.3.18 ☩ John.8.3