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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”
Answers that weigh this word
- Was Jesus crucified on Wednesday or Friday?
- Is baptism required for salvation?
- Who wrote the letter to the Hebrews?
- Is the rapture biblical?
- Do believers spend eternity in heaven, or on a renewed earth?
- Are the clean and unclean food laws of Leviticus 11 binding on Christians?
Where it appears
49 occurrences in the Greek text.
1 Corinthians 11:23 · V-2AAI-1S
For I received from the Lord that which also I delivered to you, that the Lord Jesus on the night in which he was betrayed took bread.
1 Corinthians 15:1 · V-2AAI-2P
Now I declare to you, brothers, the Good News which I preached to you, which also you received, in which you also stand,
1 Corinthians 15:3 · V-2AAI-1S
For I delivered to you first of all that which I also received: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures,
1 Thessalonians 2:13 · V-2AAP-NPM
For this cause we also thank God without ceasing that when you received from us the word of the message of God, you accepted it not as the word of men, but as it is in truth, God’s word, which also works in you who believe.
1 Thessalonians 4:1 · V-2AAI-2P
Finally then, brothers, we beg and exhort you in the Lord Jesus, that as you received from us how you ought to walk and to please God, that you abound more and more.
2 Thessalonians 3:6 · V-AAI-3P
Now we command you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you withdraw yourselves from every brother who walks in rebellion and not after the tradition which they received from us.
Acts 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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