Lexical Definition
προσλαμβάνω proslambánō (pros-lam-ban'-o) to take G:V
from πρός and λαμβάνω
receive, take (unto).
- to take to oneself, i.e. use (food), lead (aside), admit (to friendship or hospitality)
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| προσλαμβάνεσθε | do receive | Rom.14.1 • Rom.15.7 |
| προσλαβόμενοσ | having taken | Mark.8.32 |
| having taken aside | Matt.16.22 | |
| προσλαβόμενοι | having taken | Acts.27.33 |
| having taken to | Acts.17.5 | |
| προσλαβοῦ | do yourself receive | Phlm.1.12 • Phlm.1.17 |
| προσελάβου | took to yourself | LXX.Ps.65.4 |
| you received me | LXX.Ps.73.24 | |
| προσελάβοντο | they received | Acts.28.2 |
| they took | Acts.27.36 | |
| they took to | Acts.18.26 | |
| προσελάβετό | he took me to himself | LXX.Ps.18.16 |
| took me to himself | LXX.Ps.27.10 | |
| προσελάβετο | has received | Rom.14.3 |
| received | Rom.15.7 | |
| took | LXX.1Sam.12.22 |
Abbott-Smith
προσ-λαμβάνω, [in LXX: Ps 117 (18):16 (משׁה hi.), Ps 72 (73):24 (לקח), etc.;]
1. to take in addition.
2. to take to oneself, take, receive; in NT always mid., -ομαι;
(a) of things: of food, c. acc., Ac 27:33; c. gen. part., Ac 27:36;
(b) of persons: c. acc., Mt 16:22, Mk 8:32 (v. Swete, in l.), Ac 17:5 18:26 28:2, Ro 14:1, 3 15:7, Phm 17.†
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Psalms | 18:16 · 73:24 |
| Matthew | 16:22 |
| Mark | 8:32 |
| Acts | 17:5 · 18:26 · 27:33 · 27:36 · 28:2 |
| Romans | 14:1 · 14:3 · 15:7 |
| Philemon | 1:17 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
προσλαμβάνω,
future -λήψομαι[Refs 5th c.BC+]: aorist προσέλᾰβον [Refs]: perfect -είληφα[Refs], Ionic dialect -λελάβηκα[Refs 4th c.AD+]:—take or receive besides or in addition, get over and above, ἄρτον προσέλαβε (i.e. τῷ ὄψῳ) [Refs 5th c.BC+][same place]; πρὸς τοῖς παροῦσιν ἄλλα [κακά] [Refs 5th c.BC+]; μισθόν[Refs 5th c.BC+]; παιδεύματα [[Refs 5th c.BC+]: absolutely, make gains, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; make progress, [Refs 4th c.AD+] —passive, τὸ προσειλημμένον what has been gained, opposed to τὸ ἀπολειπόμενον, [Refs 1st c.AD+]
__2 take in, add an area to a building site, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; προσλαβών, plus, opposed to λιπών, minus, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]
__2.b προσλαβών, multiplied by.. , [Refs 3rd c.BC+] —passive, κοινοῦ -ληφθέντος λόγου if the ratio be multiplied into both, [Refs 3rd c.AD+]
__2.c in Music, ὁ προσλαμβανόμενος [τόνος] the added note at the bottom of the scale, [Refs 1st c.AD+]
__3 with accusative person, take to oneself as one's helper or partner, κῆδος καινὸν καὶ ξυνασπιστὰς φίλους [Refs 5th c.BC+]; π. ἀδελφοὺς τοῖς παισί, by a second marriage, [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—middle, πόλεις προσλαβέσθαι [Refs 2nd c.BC+]; π. τινὰ συνεργόν, κοινωνόν, [Refs 2nd c.BC+]; of admitting into the army, π. τὸν.. μου ἀδελφὸν.. εἰς τὴν Δεξειλάου σημέαν [Refs 2nd c.BC+]; προσλαβέσθαι γνώμην τινός get his vote besides, [Refs 2nd c.BC+]:—passive, -ληφθέντες εἰς τὴν κατοικίαν admitted, enrolled, [Refs 2nd c.BC+]
__3.b middle, appropriate neighbouring land, π. τῇ ἑαυτοῦ οἰκίᾳ ψιλοὺς τόπους [Refs 1st c.BC+]
__4 in Logic, add by apposition, ὅρους [Refs 4th c.BC+]; assume as minor premiss, [Refs 1st c.AD+]; compare πρόσληψις.
__5 borrow, τι κερμάτιον [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__II take hold of, με π. κουφίσας [Refs 5th c.BC+]; π. τὸν ἀγωγέα βραχύτερον shorten the rein, [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—middle, take hold of, with genitive, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II.2 fasten, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; καταδεῖν καὶ π. variant in [Refs 4th c.BC+] —passive, δεσμοῖς π. [Refs 4th c.BC+]; to be enveloped, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__II.3 lend a hand, help, [Refs 5th c.BC+]help, assist, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τῆς ἀποκρίσεως ὑμῖν.. π. help you to find an answer, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; οἱ ποταμοὶ π. τῇ θαλάττῃ co-operate with.. , [Refs 1st c.BC+] —middle, προσελάβετο τοῦ πάθεος he was partly the author of what befell, conjecture for -εβάλετο in [Refs 5th c.BC+] — passive, π. ὑπό τινος to be aided by.. , [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__III προσείληφασιν have learnt, believe, ὅτι.. falsa lectio for{προσυπ-} in [Refs 1st c.AD+]