ἐπιλαμβάνω

epilambanō

Greek G1949 Verb 19 occurrences in 18 verses

ἐπιλαμβάνω to catch

ἐπι-λαμβάνω

[in LXX for חָזַק hi., אָחַז, etc. ;]

always mid. in LXX and NT (see Cremer, 758), to lap hold of: with genitive of person(s), Mat.14:31, Act.17:19 21:30, 33; with accusative of person(s) (not cl.), Luk.9:47 14:4 23:26 (WH, but see Bl., 1015), Act.9:27 16:9 18:17; with genitive of thing(s), Mrk.8:23, Act.23:10, Heb.8:9" (LXX) ; with genitive of person(s) and of thing(s), Luk.20:20, 26; τ. αἰωνίου (ὄντως) ζωῆς, 1Ti.6:12 6:19. Metaphorical (as in Sir.4:11), Heb.2:16 (see Westc., in l).†

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Concordance 18 verses

Matthew 14:31 ἐπελάβετο

Immediately Jesus reached out His hand and took hold of Peter. “You of little faith,” He said, “why did you doubt?”
Mark 8:23 ἐπιλαβόμενος

So He took the blind man by the hand and led him out of the village. Then He spit on the man’s eyes and placed His hands on him. “Can you see anything?” He asked.
Luke 9:47 ἐπιλαβόμενος

But Jesus, knowing the thoughts of their hearts, had a little child stand beside Him.
Luke 14:4 ἐπιλαβόμενος

But they remained silent. Then Jesus took hold of the man, healed him, and sent him on his way.
Luke 20:20 ἐπιλάβωνται

So they watched Him closely and sent spies who pretended to be sincere. They were hoping to catch Him in His words in order to hand Him over to the rule and authority of the governor.
Luke 20:26 ἐπιλαβέσθαι

And they were unable to trap Him in His words before the people; and amazed at His answer, they fell silent.
Luke 23:26 ἐπιλαβόμενοι

As the soldiers led Him away, they seized Simon of Cyrene on his way in from the country, and put the cross on him to carry behind Jesus.
Acts 9:27 ἐπιλαβόμενος

Then Barnabas brought him to the apostles and described how Saul had seen the Lord, who spoke to him on the road to Damascus, and how Saul had spoken boldly in that city in the name of Jesus.
Acts 16:19 ἐπιλαβόμενοι

When the girl’s owners saw that their hope of making money was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them before the authorities in the marketplace.
Acts 17:19 Ἐπιλαβόμενοί

So they took Paul and brought him to the Areopagus, where they asked him, “May we know what this new teaching is that you are presenting?
Acts 18:17 Ἐπιλαβόμενοι

At this, the crowd seized Sosthenes the synagogue leader and beat him in front of the judgment seat. But none of this was of concern to Gallio.
Acts 21:30 ἐπιλαβόμενοι

The whole city was stirred up, and the people rushed together. They seized Paul and dragged him out of the temple, and at once the gates were shut.
Acts 21:33 ἐπελάβετο

The commander came up and arrested Paul, ordering that he be bound with two chains. Then he asked who he was and what he had done.
Acts 23:19 Ἐπιλαβόμενος

The commander took the young man by the hand, drew him aside, and asked, “What do you need to tell me?”
1 Timothy 6:12 ἐπιλαβοῦ

Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called when you made the good confession before many witnesses.
1 Timothy 6:19 ἐπιλάβωνται

treasuring up for themselves a firm foundation for the future, so that they may take hold of that which is truly life.
Hebrews 2:16 ἐπιλαμβάνεταιἐπιλαμβάνεται

For surely it is not the angels He helps, but the descendants of Abraham.
Hebrews 8:9 ἐπιλαβομένου

It will not be like the covenant I made with their fathers when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt, because they did not abide by My covenant, and I disregarded them, declares the Lord.