Lexical Definition
λῆμψις lēmpsis (lape'-sis) receiving G:N-F
from λαμβάνω
receiving.
- receipt (the act)
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| λήψισ | receipts | LXX.Prov.15.29 |
| λήψεισ | receipts | LXX.Prov.15.27 |
| λήμψεωσ | receiving | Phil.4.15 |
Abbott-Smith
λῆμψις (Rec. λῆψις, so in cl.), -εως, ἡ (< λαμβάνω), [in LXX (λῆψ-): Pr 15:29 (16:8); λ. δώρων, Pr 15:27 (מַתָּנָה); λ. καὶ δόσις, Si 41:19 42:7*;]
receiving: δόσις καὶ λ., Phl 4:15.†
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Proverbs | 15:27 · 15:29 · 16:8 |
| Philippians | 4:15 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
λῆψις, εως, ἡ
(later λῆμψις [Refs 1st c.AD+], taking hold, seizing, catching, ῥύγχος.. πρὸς τὰς λ. τῶν ζῳδαρίων [Refs 4th c.BC+]; ἀπορώτερος ἡ λ. the seizure of them will be more difficult, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἡ λ. τῆς πόλεως the seizure of it, [Refs]
__2 accepting, receiving, ἥδιστον ὅτῳ πάρεστι λ. ὧν ἐρᾷ καθ᾽ ἡμέραν [Refs 5th c.BC+]; opposed to ἀποβολαί (loss), [Refs 4th c.BC+]: in plural, receipts, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__2.b taking of medicine, προλούσας πρὸ τῆς λ. [Refs]
__II attack of fever or sickness, seizure, ἀπὸ τῆς πρώτης λ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__III in Logic, assumption [Refs]
__III.2 τῇ ἡμετέρᾳ λ. from our point of view, [Refs 1st c.BC+]
__IV choice of matter, in a poem, etc., [Refs 3rd c.AD+]
__V choice of pitch, in Music, [Refs 1st c.BC+]
__VI Geometry texts, τὴν τοῦ κέντρου τοῦ ἐκκέντρου λ. the determination of the centre of the eccentric circle, [Refs 5th c.AD+]