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Koine Greek wordlink #9871

SR GNT Mat 14:31 ἐπελάβετο (epelabeto) ‘having stretched_out his hand took_hold of him and is saying’ Strongs=19490 Lemma=epilambanō
Word role=verb mood=indicative tense=aorist voice=middle person=3rd number=singular
Year=32 AD

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Other uses (1) of identical word form ἐπελάβετο (V-IAM3··S) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘ἐπελάβετο’ (V-IAM3··S) is always and only glossed as ‘took_hold’.

Acts 21:33 ‘having neared the commander took_hold of him and commanded him’ SR GNT Acts 21:33 word 6

OET-LV: 33 Then having _neared, the commander took _hold of _him, and commanded him to _be _bound with_ two _chains, and he _was _inquiring who he _might _be and what he _is having _done. (ACT_21:33)

OET-RV: 33 The commander came close and took hold of Paul and ordered that he be tied up with a pair of chains while he tried to find out who he was and what he’d done wrong. (ACT 21:33)

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 (1) other than ἐπελάβετο (V-IAM3··S) with a gloss related to ‘took_hold’

MAT 9:25 ἐκράτησεν (ekrataʸsen) V-IAA3··S Lemma=krateō ‘the crowd having come_in he took_hold of the hand of her’ SR GNT Mat 9:25 word 8

OET-LV: 25 But when the crowd was _thrown _out, having _come _in he _took _hold of _the hand of _her, and the little _girl was _raised. (MAT_9:25)

OET-RV: 25 However when the crowd was moved out, he went in and took her hand, and the girl got up. (MAT 9:25)

Key: V=verb