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λαμβάνω
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)Questions this word decides
Where it appears
259 occurrences in the Greek text, first 60 verses shown.
1 Corinthians 2:12 V-2AAI-1P1 Corinthians 3:8 V-FDI-3S1 Corinthians 3:14 V-FDI-3S1 Corinthians 4:7 V-2AAI-2S1 Corinthians 9:24 V-PAI-3S1 Corinthians 9:25 V-2AAS-3P1 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
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