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Koine Greek wordlink #138507

SR GNT 1 Tim 6:19 ἐπιλάβωνται (epilabōntai) ‘the time coming in_order_that they may take_hold of the really life’ Strongs=19490 Lemma=epilambanō
Word role=verb mood=subjunctive tense=aorist voice=middle person=3rd number=plural
Year=65 AD Refers to Word #138460

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Other uses (1) of identical word form ἐπιλάβωνται (V-SAM3··P) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘ἐπιλάβωνται’ (V-SAM3··P) has 2 different glosses: ‘they may catch’, ‘they may take_hold’.

Luke 20:20 ‘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)

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 ἐπιλάβωνται (V-SAM3··P) with a gloss related to ‘take_hold’

1 TIM 6:12 ἐπιλαβοῦ (epilabou) V-MAM2··S ‘fight of the faith take_hold of the eternal life’ SR GNT 1 Tim 6:12 word 7

OET-LV: 12 Be _fighting the good fight of _the faith, take _hold of _the eternal life, to which you _were _called and you _confessed the good confession before many witnesses. (TI1_6:12)

OET-RV: 12 Fight the good fight of the faith in order to take hold of the eternal life which you were called to when you confessed wanting to follow Yeshua in front of many witnesses. (TI1 6:12)

Key: V=verb