Sullambanō συλλαμβάνω

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Sullambanō
συλλαμβάνω
Transliterationsullambanō
Strong's numberG4815
LanguageGreek
Part of speechverb
Glossto seize/conceive/help
Occurrences16 in 16 verses
Most frequent inLuke (7)

Sullambanō (Greek συλλαμβάνω, Strong's G4815) is a Greek verb meaning “to seize/conceive/help”. It occurs 16 times in 16 verses of the New Testament.

Definition

συλ-λαμβάνω
[in LXX for תָּפַשׂ, הָרָה, etc. ;]
1. with accusative, to bring together, collect.
2. to seize, take: with accusative of person(s), as a prisoner, Mat.26:55, Mrk.14:48, Luk.22:54, Jhn.18:12, Act.1:16 12:3; pass., Act.23:27; mid., in sense of act., Act.26:21; σ. ἄγραν ἰχθύων, Luk.5:9.
3. C. dative of person(s), to take part with, assist, succour; mid., in same sense: Luk.5:7, Php.4:3.
4. Of a woman, to conceive: absol., Luk.1:24; before ἐν γαστρί, Luk.1:31; with accusative, Luk.1:36; ib. before ἐν τ. κοιλίᾳ, Luk.2:21; metaphorically, of lust producing sin, Jas.1:15.†
(AS)

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

KJVconceived (4), take (3), help (2), taken (2), took (2), conceive (1), hath (1), they (1), caught (1)
BSBarrest (2), has conceived (2), help (2), arrested (2), became pregnant (1), you will conceive (1), they had taken (1), they seized (1), seize (1), was seized (1), seized (1)

Verses

Every verse with Sullambanō, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Matthew

Mark

Luke

John

Acts

Philippians

James

Notes

  1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
  2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).
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