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lambánō · Greek · Strong's G2983 · 259 occurrences

The KJV renders 32 different Hebrew and Greek words as “have”

What it means

while G138 (αἱρέομαι) is more violent, to seize or remove))

a prolonged form of a primary verb, which is use only as an alternate in certain tenses; to take (in very many applications, literally and figuratively (properly objective or active, to get hold of; whereas G1209 (δέχομαι) is rather subjective or passive, to have offered to one;

How the KJV renders it

accept, assay, attain, bring, x when i call, catch, come on, have, hold, obtain, receive, take away

Where that flattens a distinction

The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.

“have”

also renders aphíēmi (G863), synanamígnymi (G4874), poiéō (G4160), gínomai (G1096), elpízō (G1679), katéchō (G2722), epiginṓskō (G1921), échō (G2192), perisseúō (G4052), apéchō (G568), metalambánō (G3335), antibállō (G474), ʼîythay (H383), baʻal (H1167), chăzâʼ (H2370), châlaq (H2505), châphêts (H2654), yâdaʻ (H3045), yâchal (H3176), mârar (H4843), mâshal (H4910), nûwach (H5117), nâchal (H5157), ʻâmaq (H6009), râbâh (H7235), râcham (H7355), râʻêb (H7456), râtsâh (H7521), sâkal (H7919), sâmach (H8055), shâqaṭ (H8252)

“bring”

also renders epiphérō (G2018), eisphérō (G1533), hístēmi (G2476), poiéō (G4160), apophérō (G667), érchomai (G2064), ágō (G71), phérō (G5342), komízō (G2865), paréchō (G3930), proságō (G4317), apágō (G520), ʼâthâh (H857), ʼâthâh (H858), bâsar (H1319), gâlâh (H1540), yâbal (H2986), yᵉbal (H2987), yâhab (H3051), nâdach (H5080), çûwr (H5493), qârâh (H7136), râkab (H7392), râʻaʻ (H7489), shîyth (H7896), shâphath (H8239)

“receive”

also renders déchomai (G1209), proslambánō (G4355), apolambánō (G618), paradéchomai (G3858), eisdéchomai (G1523), hypolambánō (G5274), dídōmi (G1325), epidéchomai (G1926), komízō (G2865), paralambánō (G3880), apodéchomai (G588), anadéchomai (G324), hypodéchomai (G5264), apéchō (G568), eleéō (G1653), metalambánō (G3335), châlaq (H2505), qᵉbal (H6902)

“catch”

also renders syllambánō (G4815), synarpázō (G4884), piázō (G4084), thēreúō (G2340), epilambánomai (G1949), zōgréō (G2221), agreúō (G64), ʼâchaz (H270), bâzaz (H962), gâzal (H1497), gârar (H1641), châzaq (H2388), ṭâraph (H2963), mâtsâʼ (H4672), tâphas (H8610)

“take away”

also renders aphairéō (G851), periairéō (G4014), anairéō (G337), aírō (G142), apágō (G520), paraphérō (G3911), bâzaz (H962), châlats (H2502), châthaph (H2862), mûwsh (H4185), çûwr (H5493), ʻâdâh (H5710), rûwm (H7311), shâlâh (H7953)

“hold”

also renders poiéō (G4160), katéchō (G2722), tḗrēsis (G5084), échō (G2192), synéchō (G4912), phylakḗ (G5438), ʼâçar (H631), châzaq (H2388), châshab (H2803), ʻâsâh (H6213)

“obtain”

also renders ktáomai (G2932), peripoíēsis (G4047), katalambánō (G2638), tynchánō (G5177), epitynchánō (G2013), kratéō (G2902), heurískō (G2147), lanchánō (G2975), râcham (H7355)

“attain”

also renders phthánō (G5348), katalambánō (G2638), parakolouthéō (G3877), katantáō (G2658), yâkôl (H3201), nâsag (H5381), qânâh (H7069)

“accept”

also renders déchomai (G1209), apodéchomai (G588), prosdéchomai (G4327), dâshên (H1878), râtsâʼ (H7519), râtsâh (H7521)

“assay”

also renders peirázō (G3985), peiráō (G3987)

“come on”

also renders yâhab (H3051), mâtsâʼ (H4672)

Answers that weigh this word

Where it appears

259 occurrences in the Greek text, first 60 verses shown.

1 Corinthians 2:12 · V-2AAI-1P

But we received not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit which is from God, that we might know the things that were freely given to us by God.

1 Corinthians 3:8 · V-FDI-3S

Now he who plants and he who waters are the same, but each will receive his own reward according to his own labor.

1 Corinthians 3:14 · V-FDI-3S

If any man’s work remains which he built on it, he will receive a reward.

1 Corinthians 4:7 · V-2AAI-2S

For who makes you different? And what do you have that you didn’t receive? But if you did receive it, why do you boast as if you had not received it?

1 Corinthians 9:24 · V-PAI-3S

Don’t you know that those who run in a race all run, but one receives the prize? Run like that, so that you may win.

1 Corinthians 9:25 · V-2AAS-3P

Every man who strives in the games exercises self-control in all things. Now they do it to receive a corruptible crown, but we an incorruptible.

1 Corinthians 10:13 V-RAI-3S1 Corinthians 11:23 V-2AAI-3S1 Corinthians 14:5 V-2AAS-3S1 John 2:27 V-2AAI-2P1 John 3:22 V-PAI-1P1 John 5:9 V-PAI-1P1 Peter 4:10 V-2AAI-3S1 Timothy 4:4 V-PPP-NSN2 Corinthians 11:4 V-2AAI-2P2 Corinthians 11:8 V-2AAP-NSM2 Corinthians 11:20 V-PAI-3S2 Corinthians 11:24 V-2AAI-1S2 Corinthians 12:16 V-2AAI-1S2 John 1:4 V-2AAI-1P2 John 1:10 V-PAM-2P2 Peter 1:9 V-2AAP-NSM2 Peter 1:17 V-2AAP-NSM2 Timothy 1:5 V-2AAP-NSM3 John 1:7 V-PAP-NPMActs 1:8 V-FDI-2PActs 1:20 V-2AAM-3SActs 1:25 V-2AANActs 2:33 V-2AAP-NSMActs 2:38 V-FDI-2PActs 3:3 V-2AANActs 3:5 V-2AANActs 7:53 V-2AAI-2PActs 8:15 V-2AAS-3PActs 8:17 V-IAI-3PActs 8:19 V-PAS-3SActs 9:19 V-2AAP-NSMActs 9:25 V-2AAP-NPMActs 10:43 V-2AANActs 10:47 V-2AAI-3PActs 15:14 V-2AANActs 16:3 V-2AAP-NSMActs 16:24 V-2AAP-NSMActs 17:9 V-2AAP-NPMActs 17:15 V-2AAP-NPMActs 19:2 V-2AAI-2PActs 20:24 V-2AAI-1SActs 20:35 V-PANActs 24:27 V-2AAI-3SActs 25:16 V-2AAO-3SActs 26:10 V-2AAP-NSMActs 26:18 V-2AANActs 27:35 V-2AAP-NSMActs 28:15 V-2AAI-3SColossians 4:10 V-2AAI-2PGalatians 2:6 V-PAI-3SGalatians 3:2 V-2AAI-2PGalatians 3:14 V-2AAS-1PHebrews 2:2 V-2AAI-3SHebrews 2:3 V-2AAP-NSF

Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Greek text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.