UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

ἐπιλαμβάνομαι

MainId: 001966000000000

Version: 0

HasAramaic: False

InLXX: False

AlphaPos: ε

StrongCodes: G1949

Notes: [{'Caller': 1, 'LanguageCode': 'en', 'LastEdited': '', 'LastEditedBy': '', 'References': [], 'Content': 'The various terms noted in {D:35.1} (ἀντιλαμβάνω[a], ἐπιλαμβάνομαι[d], ὑπολαμβάνω[c], συμβάλλω[e], παρίστημι[l], ἀντέχω[c], ἐπαρκέω[a], βοηθέω, βοήθεια[a]) with a generic meaning of ‘help’ no doubt possess certain contrastive features of meaning, at least of a connotative type, but there is no specific evidence of this in NT usage.'}, {'Caller': 2, 'LanguageCode': 'en', 'LastEdited': '', 'LastEditedBy': '', 'References': ['05800201600010', '05800201600018'], 'Content': 'It is difficult to know whether ἐπιλαμβάνομαι in a context such as {S:05800201600018} refers principally or even in a significant measure to the intellectual concern rather than the more practical implication of giving help. It is specifically for that reason that ἐπιλαμβάνομαι is classified in both Domain 30 and Domain 35.'}, {'Caller': 3, 'LanguageCode': 'en', 'LastEdited': '', 'LastEditedBy': '', 'References': [], 'Content': 'There are no doubt certain subtle distinctions of meaning in this series of related expressions in {D:90.63} (ἀπολαμβάνω[e], ἐπιλαμβάνομαι[f], λαμβάνω[h], μεταλαμβάνω[b]), but it is difficult to determine the precise distinctions on the basis of existing contexts. As in the case of a number of verbs which mark an experiencer relation, an equivalent translation consists simply of a passive form of a verb related to the noun complement. For example, in the case of {S:04300702300000}, one might very well translate ‘if a person is circumcised on the Sabbath.’'}]

BaseForms:

BaseFormID: 001966001000000
PartsOfSpeech: verb
Inflections:
1. Lemma: ἐπιλαμβάνομαι
  BaseFormIndex: 1
  Form: aor.
  Realizations: ἐπελθβόμην
RelatedLemmas: {'Word': 'λαμβάνω', 'Meanings': []}
LEXMeanings:
1. LEXID: 001966001001000
  LEXIsBiblicalTerm: Y
  LEXEntryCode: 18.2
  LEXIndent: 0
  LEXDomains: Attachment
  LEXSubDomains: Grasp, Hold
  LEXSenses:
  1. LanguageCode: en
    LastEdited: 2021-06-22 11:10:33
    DefinitionShort: to take hold of or grasp, with focus upon the goal of the motion
    Glosses: ['to take hold of', 'to grasp']
    Comments: In a number of languages quite different terms must be employed if one is to take someone by the hand in order to lead him or take someone by the hand in order to rescue him. The difference implied in the presumed force or strength required frequently results in quite different words being used.
  LEXReferences: MAT 14:31, MARK 8:23, LUKE 9:47, LUKE 14:4, LUKE 23:26, ACTs 9:27, ACTs 17:19, ACTs 18:17, ACTs 21:30, ACTs 23:19, HEB 8:9
2. LEXID: 001966001002000
  LEXIsBiblicalTerm: M
  LEXEntryCode: 37.110
  LEXIndent: 0
  LEXDomains: Control, Rule
  LEXSubDomains: Seize, Take into Custody
  LEXSenses:
  1. LanguageCode: en
    LastEdited: 2021-06-22 11:10:33
    DefinitionShort: to take a person into custody for alleged illegal activity
    Glosses: ['to seize', 'to arrest']
  LEXReferences: ACTs 16:19, ACTs 21:33
3. LEXID: 001966001003000
  LEXIsBiblicalTerm: Y
  LEXEntryCode: 27.32
  LEXIndent: 0
  LEXDomains: Learn
  LEXSubDomains: Learn Something Against Someone
  LEXSenses:
  1. LanguageCode: en
    LastEdited: 2021-06-22 11:10:33
    DefinitionShort: (figurative extension of meaning of {L:ἐπιλαμβάνομαι}[a] ‘to grasp,’ {D:18.2}) to learn something about someone, with the purpose of seizing, arresting, or overcoming
    Glosses: ['to catch', 'to trap', 'to seize', 'to learn in order to seize']
  LEXReferences: LUKE 20:20, LUKE 20:26
4. LEXID: 001966001004000
  LEXIsBiblicalTerm: Y
  LEXEntryCode: 35.1
  LEXIndent: 0
  LEXDomains: Help, Care For
  LEXSubDomains: Help
  LEXSenses:
  1. LanguageCode: en
    LastEdited: 2021-06-22 11:10:33
    DefinitionShort: to assist in supplying what may be needed{N:001}
    Glosses: to help
    Comments: Though the meaning of ‘help’ is possible for ἐπιλαμβάνομαι in {S:05800201600018}, the more generally accepted interpretation is ‘to be concerned with’ or ‘to take an interest in’ (see {D:30.42}).
  LEXReferences: HEB 2:16, HEB 2:16
5. LEXID: 001966001005000
  LEXIsBiblicalTerm: Y
  LEXEntryCode: 30.42
  LEXIndent: 0
  LEXDomains: Think
  LEXSubDomains: To Think About, with the Implied Purpose of Responding Appropriately
  LEXSenses:
  1. LanguageCode: en
    LastEdited: 2021-06-22 11:10:33
    DefinitionShort: to be concerned about, with the implication of possible help
    Glosses: ['to be concerned about', 'to be concerned for']
    Comments: For another interpretation of ἐπιλαμβάνομαι in {S:05800201600018}, see {D:35.1}.{N:002}
  LEXReferences: HEB 2:16, HEB 2:16
6. LEXID: 001966001006000
  LEXIsBiblicalTerm: Y
  LEXEntryCode: 90.63
  LEXIndent: 0
  LEXDomains: Case
  LEXSubDomains: Experiencer
  LEXSenses:
  1. LanguageCode: en
    LastEdited: 2021-06-22 11:10:33
    DefinitionShort: to experience some event or state, often with the implication of something negatively valued{N:003}
    Glosses: ['to undergo', 'to experience']
    Comments: In the expression in {S:05400601200014}, ἐπιλαβοῦ no doubt also suggests some activity associated with the state of eternal life.
  LEXReferences: 1TIM 6:12, 1TIM 6:19