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Koine Greek wordlink #57591

SR GNT Luke 20:26 ἐπιλαβέσθαι (epilabesthai) ‘and not they were_able to catch of the one in a message before’ Strongs=19490 Lemma=epilambanō
Word role=verb mood=infinitive tense=aorist voice=middle
Year=33 AD Refers to Word #57464

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Only use of identical word form ἐπιλαβέσθαι (V-NAM····) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘ἐπιλαβέσθαι’ (V-NAM····) is always and only glossed as ‘to catch’.

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘epilambanō’ have 10 different glosses: ‘having taken_hold’, ‘having taken_hold of_him’, ‘having taken_hold_of’, ‘to catch’, ‘he is taking_hold’, ‘of having taken_hold’, ‘they may catch’, ‘they may take_hold’, ‘take_hold’, ‘took_hold’.

Greek words (5) other than ἐπιλαβέσθαι (V-NAM····) with a gloss related to ‘catch’

MARK 12:13 ἀγρεύσωσιν (agreusōsin) V-SAA3··P Lemma=agreuō ‘supporters_of_Haʸrōdaʸs in_order_that him they may catch in a statement’ SR GNT Mark 12:13 word 14

OET-LV: 13 And they _are _sending _out some of _the Farisaios_party and of _the supporters _of _Haʸrōdaʸs to him, in _order _that they _may _catch him in_a_statement. (MRK_12:13)

OET-RV: 13 Then the religious leaders sent some members of the Pharisee party and some of the political supporters of King Herod to try to catch Yeshua out. (MRK 12:13)

LUKE 5:4 ἄγραν (agran) N-AFS Lemma=agra ‘nets of you_all for a catch’ SR GNT Luke 5:4 word 22

OET-LV: 4 And when he _ceased speaking, he _said to the Simōn: Set _out into the depth and lower the nets of _you _all for a_catch. (LUK_5:4)

OET-RV: 4 Once he’d finished his speaking, he told Simon, “Go out to the deeper parts and lower your nets to catch some fish.” (LUK 5:4)

LUKE 5:9 ἄγρᾳ (agra) N-DFS Lemma=agra ‘him at the catch of the fishes which’ SR GNT Luke 5:9 word 14

OET-LV: 9 For/Because amazement seized him and all the ones with him, at the catch of _the fishes which they _captured, (LUK_5:9)

OET-RV: 9 Peter and all those with him were stunned at the size of the catch, (LUK 5:9)

LUKE 11:54 θηρεῦσαι (thaʸreusai) V-NAA···· Lemma=thēreuō ‘lying_in_wait him to catch something out_of the’ SR GNT Luke 11:54 word 6

OET-LV: 54 lying _in _wait him to _catch something out _of the mouth of _him. (LUK_11:54)

OET-RV: 54 in the hope of catching an answer that could be used to condemn him. (LUK 11:54)

LUKE 20:20 ἐπιλάβωνται (epilabōntai) V-SAM3··P ‘righteous to_be in_order_that they may catch of him a statement so_that’ SR GNT Luke 20:20 word 14

OET-LV: 20 And having _watched _closely, they _sent _out spies pretending themselves to _be righteous, in _order _that they _may _catch of _him a_statement, so _that to _give_ him _over to _the rule and the authority of _the governor. (LUK_20:20)

OET-RV: 20 So after watching Yeshua closely, they sent agents who pretended to be genuine inquirers so that they could catch him out on some careless statement, and then they could hand him over to the rule and authority of the Roman governor. (LUK 20:20)

Key: N=noun V=verb AFS=accusative,feminine,singular DFS=dative,feminine,singular