ἐπι-λαμβάνω
[in LXX for חָזַק hi., אָחַז, etc. ;]
always mid. in LXX and NT (see Cremer, 758), to lap hold of: with genitive of person(s), Mat.14:31, Act.17:19 21:30, 33; with accusative of person(s) (not cl.), Luk.9:47 14:4 23:26 (WH, but see Bl., 1015), Act.9:27 16:9 18:17; with genitive of thing(s), Mrk.8:23, Act.23:10, Heb.8:9" (LXX) ; with genitive of person(s) and of thing(s), Luk.20:20, 26; τ. αἰωνίου (ὄντως) ζωῆς, 1Ti.6:12 6:19. Metaphorical (as in Sir.4:11), Heb.2:16 (see Westc., in l).†
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Dodson Greek Lexicon
I lay hold of, take hold of, seize (sometimes with beneficent, sometimes with hostile, intent).
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How translators render G1949
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BSB rendering counts
Rendering
Count
they seized
3
took
2
vvv
2
and arrested
1
and took hold
1
he helps
1
he took
1
jesus took hold of the man
1
seized
1
take hold
1
they may take hold
1
they took
1
to catch him
1
to trap him in
1
KJV rendering counts
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took
5
he took
3
they took
2
and caught
1
and took
1
he took on
1
lay hold on
1
on
1
take hold of
1
they caught
1
they laid hold upon
1
they may lay hold on
1
they might take hold
1
when
1
Verses containing G1949
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So He took the blind man by the hand and led him out of the village. Then He spit on the man’s eyes and placed His hands on him. “Can you see anything?” He asked.
So they watched Him closely and sent spies who pretended to be sincere. They were hoping to catch Him in His words in order to hand Him over to the rule and authority of the governor.
Then Barnabas brought him to the apostles and described how Saul had seen the Lord, who had spoken to him on the road to Damascus, and how Saul had spoken boldly in that city in the name of Jesus.
When the girl’s owners saw that their hope of making money was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them before the authorities in the marketplace.
It will not be like the covenant I made with their fathers when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt, because they did not abide by My covenant, and I disregarded them, declares the Lord.
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