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lambanō G2983

λαμβάνω (lambanō) means “to take” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.

λαμβάνω Greek · G2983 257 tagged occurrences in 242 verses

Pronunciation guide: lam-ban'-o Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESG · G2983

λαμβάνω · lambanō · to take

λαμβάνω, [in LXX chiefly for לקח, also for אחז ,לכד ,נשׂא, etc. ;] 1. to take, lay hold of: absol., Mat.26:26, Mrk.14:22; with accusative of thing(s), Mat.5:40 26:52, al. mult.; with accusative of person(s), Mat.21:35, Mrk.12:3, al.; pleonastic λαβών (M, Pr., 230; Bl., §74, 2), Mat.13:31 14:19, al.; so also indic., Mrk.7:27, Jhn.19:1, 40 Rev.8:5, al.; metaphorically, with accusative of thing(s), ἀφορμήν, Rom.7:8, 11; ὑδόδειγμα, Jas.5:10; id. with accusative of person(s), φόβος, Luk.7:16; πνεῦμα, Luk.9:39; πειρασμός, 1Co.10:13; aoristic pf. (M, Pr., 145, 238; BL, §59, 4), Rev.5:7 8:5, al. 2. to receive: absol., opposite to αἰτεῖν, Mat.7:8, al.; διδόναι, Mat.10:8, Act.20:35; with accusative of thing(s), Mat.27:6, Mrk.10:3o, al. mult.; with accusative of person(s), Jhn.6:21 13:20 19:27, 2Jo.10; ῥαπίσμασιν (a vulgarism; Bl., §38, 3), Mrk.14:65; metaphorically, τ. λόγον, Mat.13:20, Mrk.4:16; τ. μαρτυρίαν, Jhn.3:11; τ. ῥήματα, Jhn.12:48; πρόσωπον (Heb. נָשָׂא פָּנִים, Dalman, Words, 30), Luk.20:21, Gal.2:6; ζωὴν αἰώνιον (Dalman, op. cit., 124f.), Mrk.10:30 (cf. ἀνα-, ἀντι-, συν-αντι- (-μαι), ἀπο-, ἐπι-, κατα-, μετα-, παρα-, συν-παρα-, προ-, προσ-, συν-, συν-περι-, ὑπο-λαμβάνω). (AS)

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Dodson Greek Lexicon

(a) I receive, get, (b) I take, lay hold of.

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How translators render G2983

Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.

BSB rendering counts
Rendering Count
took 16
receives 11
vvv 10
receive 9
he took 7
received 7
to take 7
take 6
to receive 6
will receive 6
taking 5
you will receive 5
married 4
who had received 4
collect 3
may receive 3
take it 3
they took 3
you received 3
accepts 2
brought 2
did you receive 2
for 2
he has received 2
he received 2
he will receive 2
i have received 2
is to marry 2
seizing 2
they seized 2
to take it up 2
with 2
you did not receive 2
you gathered 2
you have received 2
you take 2
accept 1
accepting 1
after taking 1
and conspired 1
and took 1
as soon as he had received 1
but did not take along 1
by accepting 1
by taking 1
collectors 1
collects 1
conferring together 1
contract 1
did not take it 1
did receive 1
does not receive 1
does not show favoritism 1
does not take up 1
draw 1
draws 1
drink 1
endured 1
formed a plan 1
from procuring 1
had not received 1
had received 1
has had 1
has seized 1
have not received 1
have received 1
have received authority 1
have received them 1
having received 1
he had taken 1
he took him 1
he took it 1
he took up 1
i caught 1
i do not accept 1
i have already obtained all this 1
i received 1
i took 1
if you accept 1
jesus took 1
keeps seizing 1
may be 1
on receiving 1
on receiving their pay 1
paul took 1
picked up 1
plotted 1
put on 1
received back 1
receives it 1
repayment 1
seized 1
swept over 1
takes 1
takes advantage of you 1
that is received 1
the spirit will take 1
they collected 1
they divided 1
they received 1
they seized the son 1
they would receive 1
to collect 1
to follow 1
to have 1
to lay claim 1
to take away 1
to take up 1
took and 1
took him 1
took the scroll 1
us 1
was 1
was enabled 1
was taken with 1
we accept 1
we did not bring 1
we have now received 1
we have received 1
we may receive 1
we might receive 1
we received 1
we who teach will be 1
we will receive 1
who become 1
who had 1
will be rewarded 1
will bring 1
will fail to receive 1
will take 1
without catching 1
you did not 1
you did receive it 1
you have already received 1
you have not received 1
you have received it 1
you have taken 1
you people do not accept 1
you receive 1
KJV rendering counts
Rendering Count
took 33
receive 14
take 14
he took 12
received 12
receiveth 12
shall receive 8
to take 8
having received 7
have received 6
to receive 5
ye receive 5
ye shall receive 5
and took 4
he shall receive 4
taketh 4
taking 4
had taken 3
he received 3
he that had received 3
they took 3
had 2
had received 2
have 2
may receive 2
should take 2
taken 2
that had received 2
they caught 2
they received 2
we have received 2
we receive 2
ye have received 2
ye received 2
ye took up 2
acceptest thou 1
accepteth 1
and hath 1
and have taken 1
and held 1
and took upon him 1
at 1
attained 1
began 1
came into 1
did take 1
do 1
hath received 1
have i received 1
he 1
he had taken 1
he may receive 1
he might receive 1
he shall take 1
he that receiveth 1
i caught 1
i had 1
i have received 1
i might take 1
i took 1
if it be received 1
let 1
let him take 1
may take 1
might receive 1
obtain 1
receive ye 1
received i 1
received ye 1
receiving 1
shall ye receive 1
take away 1
that he may take 1
that they might receive 1
that we have received 1
there came 1
they 1
they might receive 1
they should have received 1
they that are 1
they that received 1
they that take 1
they were 1
they which receive 1
thou didst 1
thou hadst 1
thou hast received 1
thou hast taken to thee 1
to do 1
took they 1
we have 1
we have taken 1
we may obtain 1
we might receive 1
we shall receive 1
when he had received 1
when he had taken 1
when i call 1
when they had received 1
when they had taken 1
which receive 1
who receive 1
who receiveth 1
ye have 1
ye have brought 1
ye have taken 1
ye will receive 1

Verses containing G2983

Page 2 of 5. 242 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.

  1. Mark 6:41 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, Jesus spoke a blessing and broke the loaves. Then He gave them to His disciples to set before the people. And He divided the two fish among them all.

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  2. Mark 7:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “First let the children have their fill,” He said. “For it is not right to take the children’s bread and toss it to the dogs.”

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  3. Mark 8:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And He instructed the crowd to sit down on the ground. Then He took the seven loaves, gave thanks and broke them, and gave them to His disciples to set before the people. And they distributed them to the crowd.

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  4. Mark 8:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Now the disciples had forgotten to take bread, except for one loaf they had with them in the boat.

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  5. Mark 9:36 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then He had a little child stand among them. Taking the child in His arms, He said to them,

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  6. Mark 10:30 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    will fail to receive a hundredfold in the present age—houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and fields, along with persecutions—and in the age to come, eternal life.

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  7. Mark 11:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.

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  8. Mark 12:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    At harvest time, he sent a servant to the tenants to collect his share of the fruit of the vineyard.

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  9. Mark 12:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But they seized the servant, beat him, and sent him away empty-handed.

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  10. Mark 12:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So they seized the son, killed him, and threw him out of the vineyard.

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  11. Mark 12:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “Teacher, Moses wrote for us that if a man’s brother dies and leaves a wife but no children, the man is to marry his brother’s widow and raise up offspring for him.

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  12. Mark 12:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Now there were seven brothers. The first one married and died, leaving no children.

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  13. Mark 12:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then the second one married the widow, but he also died and left no children. And the third did likewise.

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  14. Mark 12:40 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    They defraud widows of their houses, and for a show make lengthy prayers. These men will receive greater condemnation.”

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  15. Mark 14:22 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    While they were eating, Jesus took bread, spoke a blessing and broke it, and gave it to the disciples, saying, “Take it; this is My body.”

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  16. Mark 14:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then He took the cup, gave thanks, and gave it to them, and they all drank from it.

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  17. Mark 14:65 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then some of them began to spit on Him. They blindfolded Him, struck Him with their fists, and said to Him, “Prophesy!” And the officers received Him with slaps in His face.

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  18. Mark 15:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    There they offered Him wine mixed with myrrh, but He did not take it.

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  19. Luke 5:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “Master,” Simon replied, “we have worked hard all night without catching anything. But because You say so, I will let down the nets.”

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  20. Luke 5:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Everyone was taken with amazement and glorified God. They were filled with awe and said, “We have seen remarkable things today.”

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  21. Luke 6:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    He entered the house of God, took the consecrated bread and gave it to his companions, and ate what is lawful only for the priests to eat.”

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  22. Luke 6:34 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And if you lend to those from whom you expect repayment, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, expecting to be repaid in full.

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  23. Luke 7:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    A sense of awe swept over all of them, and they glorified God. “A great prophet has appeared among us!” they said. “God has visited His people!”

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  24. Luke 9:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, Jesus spoke a blessing and broke them. Then He gave them to the disciples to set before the people.

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  25. Luke 9:39 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    A spirit keeps seizing him, and he screams abruptly. It throws him into convulsions so that he foams at the mouth. It keeps mauling him and rarely departs from him.

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  26. Luke 11:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.

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  27. Luke 13:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    It is like a mustard seed that a man tossed into his garden. It grew and became a tree, and the birds of the air nested in its branches.”

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  28. Luke 13:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    It is like leaven that a woman took and mixed into three measures of flour, until all of it was leavened.”

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  29. Luke 19:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So He said, “A man of noble birth went to a distant country to lay claim to his kingship and then return.

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  30. Luke 19:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    When he returned from procuring his kingship, he summoned the servants to whom he had given the money, to find out what each one had earned.

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  31. Luke 20:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “Teacher,” they inquired, “we know that You speak and teach correctly. You show no partiality but teach the way of God in accordance with the truth.

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  32. Luke 20:28 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “Teacher,” they said, “Moses wrote for us that if a man’s brother dies and leaves a wife but no children, the man is to marry his brother’s widow and raise up offspring for him.

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  33. Luke 20:29 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Now there were seven brothers. The first one married a wife but died childless.

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  34. Luke 20:31 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    and the third married the widow, and in the same way all seven died, leaving no children.

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  35. Luke 20:47 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    They defraud widows of their houses, and for a show make lengthy prayers. These men will receive greater condemnation.”

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  36. Luke 22:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    After taking the cup, He gave thanks and said, “Take this and divide it among yourselves.

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  37. Luke 22:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And He took the bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, “This is My body, given for you; do this in remembrance of Me.”

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  38. Luke 24:30 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    While He was reclining at the table with them, He took bread, spoke a blessing and broke it, and gave it to them.

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  39. Luke 24:43 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    and He took it and ate it in front of them.

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  40. John 1:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But to all who did receive Him, to those who believed in His name, He gave the right to become children of God—

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  41. John 1:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    From His fullness we have all received grace upon grace.

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  42. John 3:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Truly, truly, I tell you, we speak of what we know, and we testify to what we have seen, and yet you people do not accept our testimony.

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  43. John 3:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    John replied, “A man can receive only what is given him from heaven.

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  44. John 3:32 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    He testifies to what He has seen and heard, yet no one accepts His testimony.

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  45. John 3:33 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Whoever accepts His testimony has certified that God is truthful.

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  46. John 4:36 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Already the reaper draws his wages and gathers a crop for eternal life, so that the sower and the reaper may rejoice together.

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  47. John 5:34 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Even though I do not accept human testimony, I say these things so that you may be saved.

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  48. John 5:41 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    I do not accept glory from men,

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  49. John 5:43 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    I have come in My Father’s name, and you have not received Me; but if someone else comes in his own name, you will receive him.

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  50. John 5:44 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    How can you believe if you accept glory from one another, yet do not seek the glory that comes from the only God?

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