verb
analambamō
Greekἀναλαμβάνω (analambanō)
Strong’sG353
I take up, raise
stem analamb-13 times in the New Testamentin 5 of 27 books7 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
ἀνα-λαμβάνω,
[in LXX chiefly for נשׂא, also for לקח, etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G353 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| analambavaἀνελάβετε | happened · yeaorist active indicative 2nd person plural | took up | 1× |
| analambitaἀνελήμφθη | happened · he/she/itaorist passive indicative 3rd person singular | taken up | 5× |
| analambavarἀναλάβετε | happened · yeaorist active imperative 2nd person plural | take up | 1× |
| analambarōἀναλαμβάνειν | happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive | take … onboard | 1× |
| analambaratosἀναλαβὼν | happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculine | get | 1× |
| analambaratoisἀναλαβόντες | happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative plural masculine | took | 3× |
| analambiratosἀναλημφθεὶς | happened · subjectaorist passive participle nominative singular masculine | taken up | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 172, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 6 occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | analambamō | analambame | analambami | analambama | analambamē | analambamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | analambasō | analambase | analambasi | analambasa | analambasē | analambaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | analambatō | analambate | analambati | analambata | analambatē | analambatelē |
| we 1st person plural | analambanō | analambane | analambani | analambana | analambanē | analambanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | analambavō | analambave | analambavi | analambava1×ἀνελάβετε | analambavē | analambavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | analambalō | analambale | analambali | analambala | analambalē | analambalelē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | analambimō | analambime | analambimi | analambima | analambimē | analambimelē |
| you 2nd person singular | analambisō | analambise | analambisi | analambisa | analambisē | analambiselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | analambitō | analambite | analambiti | analambita5×ἀνελήμφθη | analambitē | analambitelē |
| we 1st person plural | analambinō | analambine | analambini | analambina | analambinē | analambinelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | analambivō | analambive | analambivi | analambiva | analambivē | analambivelē |
| they 3rd person plural | analambilō | analambile | analambili | analambila | analambilē | analambilelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | analambameiō | analambameia | analambameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | analambaseiō | analambaseia | analambaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | analambateiō | analambateia | analambateiē |
| we 1st person plural | analambaneiō | analambaneia | analambaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | analambaveiō | analambaveia | analambaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | analambaleiō | analambaleia | analambaleiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | analambimeiō | analambimeia | analambimeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | analambiseiō | analambiseia | analambiseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | analambiteiō | analambiteia | analambiteiē |
| we 1st person plural | analambineiō | analambineia | analambineiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | analambiveiō | analambiveia | analambiveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | analambileiō | analambileia | analambileiē |
Commands — imperative mood, 1 occurrence
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | analambasōr | analambasar | analambasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | analambatōr | analambatar | analambatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | analambavōr | analambavar1×ἀναλάβετε | analambavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | analambalōr | analambalar | analambalēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | analambisōr | analambisar | analambisēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | analambitōr | analambitar | analambitēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | analambivōr | analambivar | analambivēr |
| they 3rd person plural | analambilōr | analambilar | analambilēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | analambamoiō | analambamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | analambasoiō | analambasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | analambatoiō | analambatoia |
| we 1st person plural | analambanoiō | analambanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | analambavoiō | analambavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | analambaloiō | analambaloia |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | analambimoiō | analambimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | analambisoiō | analambisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | analambitoiō | analambitoia |
| we 1st person plural | analambinoiō | analambinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | analambivoiō | analambivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | analambiloiō | analambiloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | analambarō1×ἀναλαμβάνειν | analambari | analambara | analambarē |
| acted on passive voice | analambirō | analambiri | analambira | analambirē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 5 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | analambarōtos | analambaritos | analambaratos4×ἀναλαβὼν | analambarētos |
| acted on passive voice | analambirōtos | analambiritos | analambiratos1×ἀναλημφθεὶς | analambirētos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
analamb is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
13 occurrences, every one of them listed
analambava“took up”happened · yeaorist active indicative 2nd person plural1×
Acts 7:43“took up”kai analambava tan skēnan tou Moloch kai tem astrem tou theou Raifan, toin tupoin hoin poiava proskunarō autoi. kai metoikizami vin epekeina Babulōnau.You have taken along the tabernacle of Molech and the star of your god Rephan, the idols you made to worship. Therefore I will send you into exile beyond Babylon.’
analambita“taken up”happened · he/she/itaorist passive indicative 3rd person singular5×
Mark 16:19“taken up”Tos men oun kurios Iēsus meta tem lalara autoi analambita eis ton ouranon kai kathizata ek dexeiu tou theou.After the Lord Jesus had spoken to them, He was taken up into heaven and sat down at the right hand of God.
Acts 1:2“taken up”achri hau hēmerau entelleratos toi apostoloi dia pneumeu hagieu hoin eklegeta analambita;until the day He was taken up to heaven, after giving instructions through the Holy Spirit to the apostles He had chosen.
Acts 1:22“taken up”archeratos apo teu baptismeu Iōannou heōs tau hēmerau hau analambita apo nu, marturon tau anastasiau autou sun ni ginera henon houtoiu.beginning from John’s baptism until the day Jesus was taken up from us. For one of these must become a witness with us of His resurrection.”
Acts 10:16“taken up”houtem de gineta epi tris, kai euthuos analambita tem skeuem eis ton ouranon.This happened three times, and all at once the sheet was taken back up into heaven.
1 Timothy 3:16“taken up”kai homologoumenōs megem atō tem tau eusebeiau mustēriem; Hos fanerita en sarxa, dikaiita en pneume, horita angeloi, kērussita en ethnei, pisteuita en kosmo, analambita en doxa.By common confession, the mystery of godliness is great: He appeared in the flesh, was vindicated by the Spirit, was seen by angels, was proclaimed among the nations, was believed in throughout the world, was taken up in glory.
analambavar“take up”happened · yeaorist active imperative 2nd person plural1×
Ephesians 6:13“take up”dia houtem analambavar tan panoplian tou theou, hina duniveia anthistanara en ta hēmera ta ponēra kai hapanteim katergazeratois histanara.Therefore take up the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you will be able to stand your ground, and having done everything, to stand.
analambarō“take … onboard”happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive1×
Acts 20:13“take … onboard”Nis de proercharatois epi tem ploiem anagina epi tan Assan, ekeithen mellarōtois analambarō ton Paulon, houtōs gar diatasserētos ate mellarōtos autos pezeuarō.We went on ahead to the ship and sailed to Assos, where we were to take Paul aboard. He had arranged this because he was going there on foot.
analambaratos“get”happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculine1×
2 Timothy 4:11“get”Loukos atō monos meta mu. Markon analambaratos agasōr meta siautou, atō gar mi euchrēstos eis diakonian,Only Luke is with me. Get Mark and bring him with you, because he is useful to me in the ministry.
analambaratois“took”happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative plural masculine3×
Acts 20:14“took … onboard”hōs de sumballate ni eis tan Assan, analambaratois auton erchana eis Mitulēnan,And when he met us at Assos, we took him aboard and went on to Mitylene.
Acts 23:31“took”Tois men oun stratiōtois kata tem diatassirētem autoi analambaratois ton Paulon agala dia nuxau eis tan Antipatrian;So the soldiers followed their orders and brought Paul by night to Antipatris.
Ephesians 6:16“take up”en pantei analambaratois ton thureon tau pistiau, en ho dunevi panteim teim beleim tou ponērou purirēteim sbennuara;In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.
analambiratos“taken up”happened · subjectaorist passive participle nominative singular masculine1×
Acts 1:11“taken up”hois kai legala; Anēroir Galilaioir, tinem histanavē bleparōtois eis ton ouranon? houtos tos Iēsus tos analambiratos apo vu eis ton ouranon houtōs ercheti hon tropon theaseva auton poreuerōton eis ton ouranon.“Men of Galilee,” they said, “why do you stand here looking into the sky? This same Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven, will come back in the same way you have seen Him go into heaven.”