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παραλαμβάνω

To take

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παραλαμβάνω G3880
Pronunciation paralambánō

What does παραλαμβάνω (paralambánō) mean in the Bible?

παραλαμβάνω (paralambánō) is a Greek word meaning "to take". παρα-λαμβάνω [in LXX chiefly for לָקַח, also for יָרַשׁ, etc.

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Meaning

to take
Extended definition

To receive or take to oneself from another; correlate of παραδίδωμι (handing over)

1with accusative of thing(s), like παραδέχομαι, correl. to παραδίδωμι, to receive from another: Col.4:17, Heb.12:28; of the mind, 1Co.11:23 15:1 15:3, Gal.1:9, Php.4:9; with inf., Mrk.7:4; before παρά, with gem, Gal.1:12, 1Th.2:13 4:1, 2Th.3:6; τ. Χριστόν (Lft., in l), Col.2:6.
2C. accusative of person(s), to take to or with oneself: Mat.2:13-14, 20-21 17:1 26:37, Mrk.4:36 5:40 9:2 10:32, Luk.9:10, 28 11:26 18:31 19:16, Act.15:39 23:18; γυναῖκα, Mat.1:20, 24; μεθ᾽ ἑαυτοῦ, Mat.12:45 18:16, Mrk.14:33; before εἰς, Mat.4:5, 8 27:27; κατ᾽ ἰδίαν, Mat.20:17; mid., before πρὸς ἐμαυτόν, Jhn.14:3; pass., Mat.24:40-41, Luk.17:34-36; ptcp., prefixed to other verbs (Bl, § 74, 2), Act.16:33 21:24, 26 21:32; metaphorically, Jhn.1:11.
Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Grammatical Forms

How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.

Tenses
Aorist Present Future
Voices
Active Passive Middle
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 14×
Aorist Active Matt 26:37 · Mark 10:32 · Luke 9:10 · Luke 9:28 · Luke 18:31 · Acts 16:33 · Acts 21:24 · Acts 21:26 · Acts 21:32 · Acts 23:18 · Matt 27:27 · 1 Thess 2:13 · Acts 15:39 13×
Present Active Heb 12:28 1×
Indicative states a fact or reality 31×
Aorist Active 1 Cor 15:1 · Gal 1:9 · Phil 4:9 · Col 2:6 · 1 Thess 4:1 · Matt 1:24 · Matt 2:14 · Matt 2:21 · Matt 20:17 · Mark 7:4 · John 1:11 · John 19:16 · 2 Thess 3:6 · 1 Cor 11:23 · 1 Cor 15:3 · Gal 1:12 17×
Present Active Matt 4:5 · Matt 4:8 · Matt 12:45 · Matt 17:1 · Mark 5:40 · Mark 9:2 · Mark 14:33 · Luke 11:26 · Mark 4:36 9×
Present Passive Matt 24:40 · Matt 24:41 2×
Future Passive Luke 17:34 · Luke 17:35 2×
Future Middle John 14:3 1×
Imperative command or strong request 3×
Aorist Active Matt 2:13 · Matt 2:20 · Matt 18:16 3×
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 1×
Aorist Active Matt 1:20 1×
49 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 48 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect
completed 16 ongoing 11 prospective 3 imperative 3 infinitive 1 participle 14
Tense
aorist 33 present 12 future 3
Voice
active 43 passive 4 middle 1
Mood
indicative 30 participle 14 imperative 3 infinitive 1
NT Occurrences
Matthew 1:20 παραλαβεῖν aorist active infinitive infinitive Matthew 1:24 παρέλαβεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 2:13 παράλαβε aorist active imperative imperative Matthew 2:14 παρέλαβε aorist active indicative completed Matthew 2:20 παράλαβε aorist active imperative imperative Matthew 2:21 παρέλαβε aorist active indicative completed Matthew 4:5 παραλαμβάνει present active indicative ongoing Matthew 4:8 παραλαμβάνει present active indicative ongoing Matthew 12:45 παραλαμβάνει present active indicative ongoing Matthew 17:1 παραλαμβάνει present active indicative ongoing Matthew 18:16 παράλαβε aorist active imperative imperative Matthew 20:17 παρέλαβεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 24:40 παραλαμβάνεται present passive indicative ongoing Matthew 24:41 παραλαμβάνεται present passive indicative ongoing Matthew 26:37 παραλαβὼν aorist active participle participle Matthew 27:27 παραλαβόντες aorist active participle participle Mark 4:36 παραλαμβάνουσιν present active indicative ongoing Mark 5:40 παραλαμβάνει present active indicative ongoing Mark 7:4 παρέλαβον aorist active indicative completed Mark 9:2 παραλαμβάνει present active indicative ongoing Mark 10:32 παραλαβὼν aorist active participle participle Mark 14:33 παραλαμβάνει present active indicative ongoing Luke 9:10 παραλαβὼν aorist active participle participle Luke 9:28 παραλαβὼν aorist active participle participle Luke 11:26 παραλαμβάνει present active indicative ongoing Luke 17:34 παραλημφθήσεται future passive indicative prospective Luke 17:35 παραλημφθήσεται future passive indicative prospective Luke 18:31 Παραλαβὼν aorist active participle participle John 1:11 παρέλαβον aorist active indicative completed John 14:3 παραλήμψομαι future middle indicative prospective John 19:16 Παρέλαβον aorist active indicative completed Acts 15:39 παραλαβόντα aorist active participle participle Acts 16:33 παραλαβὼν aorist active participle participle Acts 21:24 παραλαβὼν aorist active participle participle Acts 21:26 παραλαβὼν aorist active participle participle Acts 21:32 παραλαβὼν aorist active participle participle Acts 23:18 παραλαβὼν aorist active participle participle 1 Corinthians 11:23 παρέλαβον aorist active indicative completed 1 Corinthians 15:1 παρελάβετε aorist active indicative completed 1 Corinthians 15:3 παρέλαβον aorist active indicative completed +8 more occurrences

Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.

Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)

Biblical Occurrences

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Witnesses
Luke 17:20–37 ἁρπαγήσεται paralambánō
Will be taken
Appears In

Compound and idiomatic lexemes in which this word is a constituent. Follow a link to study the phrase and its other participating words.

παραλαμβάνω · ἀφίημι G3880, G863
one will be taken and the other left
Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

1 Corinthians 15 — Christ Is Risen, the Dead Will Be Raised, and Death Will Be Destroyed Colossians 4 — Prayer, Wise Witness, Faithful Service, and Gospel Fellowship Matthew 24 — The Olivet Discourse: Temple Desolation, Coming Judgment, the Son of Man, and Watchful Readiness

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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