λαμβάνω
Non-contract Verb;
Transliteration:
Principal Part:
λαμβάνω
λήψω
ἔλαβον
εἴληφα
εἴλημμαι
ἐλήφθην
Structure:
λαμβάν
(Stem)
+
ω
(Ending)
Etym.: from Root LAB
Sense
- I take, I take hold of, grasp, seize
- I take by force, plunder
- I exact (punishment)
Conjugation
The inflection forms above were generated by rules and some usages of them were not attested.
Due to a bug of system, some forms may display wrong accents.
- καὶ ταῖσ μιαραῖσ χερσὶ τὰ ἱερὰ σκεύη λαμβάνων καὶ τὰ ὑπ̓ ἄλλων βασιλέων ἀνατεθέντα πρὸσ αὔξησιν καὶ δόξαν τοῦ τόπου καὶ τιμὴν ταῖσ βεβήλοισ χερσὶ συσσύρων ἐπεδίδου. (Septuagint, Liber Maccabees II 5:16)
- οὕτωσ λέγει Κύριοσ. ἐάν τισ αἰχμαλωτεύσῃ γίγαντα, λήψεται σκύλα. λαμβάνων δὲ παρὰ ἰσχύοντοσ σωθήσεται. ἐγὼ δὲ τὴν κρίσιν σου κρινῶ, καὶ ἐγὼ τοὺσ υἱούσ σου ρύσομαι. (Septuagint, Liber Isaiae 49:25)
- Καὶ σὺ υἱὲ ἀνθρώπου, οὐχὶ ἐν τῇ ἡμέρᾳ, ὅταν λαμβάνων τὴν ἰσχὺν παρ’ αὐτῶν, τὴν ἔπαρσιν τῆσ καυχήσεωσ αὐτῶν, τὰ ἐπιθυμήματα ὀφθαλμῶν αὐτῶν καὶ τὴν ἔπαρσιν ψυχῆσ αὐτῶν, υἱοὺσ αὐτῶν καὶ θυγατέρασ αὐτῶν, (Septuagint, Prophetia Ezechielis 24:25)
- καὶ παραχρῆμά γε τὴν αὐτὴν σύνταξιν ἁπάντων, ὦ ἄνδρεσ Ἀθηναῖοι, ἵνα τῶν κοινῶν τὸ μέροσ λαμβάνων ἕκαστοσ, ὅτου δέοιτο ἡ πόλισ, τοῦτο παρέχοι. (Dionysius of Halicarnassus, chapter 135)
- ὅσα οὗτοσ ἀτάκτωσ νῦν λαμβάνων οὐκ ὠφελεῖ, ταῦτα ἐν ἴσῃ τάξει παραλαμβάνων πάντ’ ἐφορῶν καὶ διοικῶν, ἃ χρὴ πράττεσθαι. (Dionysius of Halicarnassus, chapter 13 1:6)
Synonyms
-
I take
- καταλαμβάνω (I seize, grasp, hold)
- αἱρέω (to take, grasp, seize)
- συναρπάζω (to seize, grasp)
- λάζομαι (I seize, grasp)
- συμμάρπτω (to seize or grasp together)
- κρατέω (I seize, hold)
- ὑπολαμβάνω (I take up, seize)
- διαλαμβάνω (to grasp or lay hold of separately, to seize, arrest)
- δράσσομαι (to lay hold of, having seized)
- συναιρέω (to grasp or seize together, to seize at once)
- αἴνυμαι (to take, take off, take hold of)
- προσλαμβάνω (to take hold of, to take hold of)
- καθαιρέω (to take and carry off, seize)
-
I take by force
-
I exact
Derived
- ἀναλαμβάνω (to take up, take into one's hands, to take on board ship)
- ἀπολαμβάνω (to take or receive from, to receive what is one's due, to accept)
- διαλαμβάνω (to take or receive severally, each for himself, each his share)
- ἐκλαμβάνω (to receive from, receive in full, to contract to do)
- ἐπαναλαμβάνω (to take up again, resume, repeat)
- ἐπιλαμβάνω (I take or get besides, I take, receive)
- καταλαμβάνω (I seize, grasp, hold)
- μεταλαμβάνω (to have or get a share of, to partake of, to get possession of)
- παραλαμβάνω (to receive from another, to take upon oneself, undertake)
- περιλαμβάνω (to seize around, embrace, to encompass or surround)
- προκαταλαμβάνω (to seize beforehand, preoccupy, to be preoccupied)
- προλαμβάνω (to take or receive before, to take or seize beforehand, to provide)
- προσαναλαμβάνω (to take in besides, to recal, to recover)
- προσλαμβάνω (to take or receive besides, get over and above, to take to oneself)
- προυπολαμβάνω (to assume beforehand)
- συγκαταλαμβάνω (to seize, take possession of together, to occupy at the same time)
- συλλαμβάνω (I collect, gather; I rally, I take with me)
- συμπαραλαμβάνω (to take along with, take in as an adjunct)
- συμπεριλαμβάνω (to comprehend, with, to take part together in)
- συναπολαμβάνω (to receive in common or at once)
- ὑπολαμβάνω (I take up, I bear up, support)