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παραλαμβάνω
paralambánō · Greek · Strong's G3880 · 49 occurrences
The KJV renders 19 different Hebrew and Greek words as “receive”
What it means
to receive near, i.e. associate with oneself (in any familiar or intimate act or relation); by analogy, to assume an office; figuratively, to learn
from G3844 (παρά) and G2983 (λαμβάνω);
How the KJV renders it
receive, take unto, with
Where that flattens a distinction
The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.
“receive”
also renders déchomai (G1209), proslambánō (G4355), apolambánō (G618), lambánō (G2983), paradéchomai (G3858), eisdéchomai (G1523), hypolambánō (G5274), dídōmi (G1325), epidéchomai (G1926), komízō (G2865), apodéchomai (G588), anadéchomai (G324), hypodéchomai (G5264), apéchō (G568), eleéō (G1653), metalambánō (G3335), châlaq (H2505), qᵉbal (H6902)
“with”
Questions this word decides
- Was Jesus crucified on Wednesday or Friday?
- Is baptism required for salvation?
- Who wrote the letter to the Hebrews?
- Is the rapture biblical?
Where it appears
49 occurrences in the Greek text.
1 Corinthians 11:23 V-2AAI-1S1 Corinthians 15:1 V-2AAI-2P1 Corinthians 15:3 V-2AAI-1S1 Thessalonians 2:13 V-2AAP-NPM1 Thessalonians 4:1 V-2AAI-2P2 Thessalonians 3:6 V-AAI-3PActs 15:39 V-2AAP-ASMActs 16:33 V-2AAP-NSMActs 21:24 V-2AAP-NSMActs 21:26 V-2AAP-NSMActs 21:32 V-2AAP-NSMActs 23:18 V-2AAP-NSMColossians 2:6 V-2AAI-2PColossians 4:17 V-2AAI-2SGalatians 1:9 V-2AAI-2PGalatians 1:12 V-2AAI-1SHebrews 12:28 V-PAP-NPMJohn 1:11 V-2AAI-3PJohn 14:3 V-FDI-1SJohn 19:16 V-2AAI-3PLuke 9:10 V-2AAP-NSMLuke 9:28 V-2AAP-NSMLuke 11:26 V-PAI-3SLuke 17:34 V-FPI-3SLuke 17:35 V-FPI-3SLuke 18:31 V-2AAP-NSMMatthew 1:20 V-2AANMatthew 1:24 V-2AAI-3SMatthew 2:13 V-2AAM-2SMatthew 2:14 V-2AAI-3SMatthew 2:20 V-2AAM-2SMatthew 2:21 V-2AAI-3SMatthew 4:5 V-PAI-3SMatthew 4:8 V-PAI-3SMatthew 12:45 V-PAI-3SMatthew 17:1 V-PAI-3SMatthew 18:16 V-2AAM-2SMatthew 20:17 V-2AAI-3SMatthew 24:40 V-PPI-3SMatthew 24:41 V-PPI-3SMatthew 26:37 V-2AAP-NSMMatthew 27:27 V-2AAP-NPMMark 4:36 V-PAI-3PMark 5:40 V-PAI-3SMark 7:4 V-2AAI-3PMark 9:2 V-PAI-3SMark 10:32 V-2AAP-NSMMark 14:33 V-PAI-3SPhilippians 4:9 V-2AAI-2P
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