verb
antilabomō
Strong’sG482
I take hold of, help, share in
stem antilab-3 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books3 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
ἀντι-λαμβάνω,
[freq. in LXX for חזק hi., תּמךְ, etc;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G482 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
receive instead of, χρυσοῦ δώματα πλήρη τᾶς ἥβας ἀ.Refs 5th c.BC+; mostly without a genitive, οὔτε κακοὺς εὖ δρῶν εὖ πάλιν ἀντιλάβοις receive in turn, Refs 6th c.BC+; ἀ. ἄλλην [χώραν] seize in return, get instead, Refs 5th c.BC+
II mostly in middle, with perfect passive -είλημμαιRefs 5th c.BC+: with genitive, lay hold of, σαπροῦ πείσματος ἀντελάβουRefs 6th c.BC+; φιλίου χωρίου ἀ. gain or reach it, Refs 5th c.BC+ absolutely, -όμενος Refs 5th c.BC+. b. metaphoricallyc.genitive, lay hold of, τῆς σωτηρίας, τῆς ἐλευθερίας, τοῦ ἀσφαλοῦς, Refs; lay claim to, τοῦ θρόνουRefs 5th c.BC+
II.2 help, take part with, assist, οὐκ ἀντιλήψεσθ;Refs 5th c.BC+; of persons, ἀ. Ἑλλήρων to take their part, NT+5th c.BC+passive, ἀντειλημμένη having received help, Refs
II.3 take part or share in a thing, take in hand, τῶν πραγμάτωνRefs 5th c.BC+; ἀ. τοῦ λόγου seize on the conversation (to the interruption of the rest), Refs 5th c.BC+
II.4 take hold of for the purpose of finding fault, reprehend, attack, ἡμῶνRefs 5th c.BC+; τοῦδε ἀντιλαβώμεθα let us attack the question, Refs; ἀ. ὡς ἀδύνατον.. to object that.., Refs
II.5 take fast hold of, i.e. captivate, ὁ λόγος ἀντιλαμβάνεταί μουRefs 2nd c.AD+
II.6 of plants, take hold, Refs 4th c.BC+; of scions, unite, CPRefs
II.7 grasp with the mind, perceive, apprehend, Refs 5th c.BC+; noted as an obsol, word for συνίημι by Refs 2nd c.AD+
III in middle also, hold back, ἵππου τῷ χαλινῷRefs 5th c.BC+; interrupt, Aud. Refs
IV active in sense of middle, Refs 3rd c.AD+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| antilabetaἀντελάβετο | happened · he/she/itaorist middle indicative 3rd person singular | helped | 1× |
| antilaborōἀντιλαμβάνεσθαι | happening now · the “to …” formpresent middle or passive infinitive | help | 1× |
| antilaborōntoisἀντιλαμβανόμενοι | happening now · subjectpresent middle or passive participle nominative plural masculine | benefit | 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 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 1 occurrence
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | antilabomō | antilabome | antilabomē | antilabomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | antilabosō | antilabose | antilabosē | antilaboselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | antilabotō | antilabote | antilabotē | antilabotelē |
| we 1st person plural | antilabonō | antilabone | antilabonē | antilabonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | antilabovō | antilabove | antilabovē | antilabovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | antilabolō | antilabole | antilabolē | antilabolelē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | antilabemi | antilabema |
| you 2nd person singular | antilabesi | antilabesa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | antilabeti | antilabeta1×ἀντελάβετο |
| we 1st person plural | antilabeni | antilabena |
| ye 2nd person plural | antilabevi | antilabeva |
| they 3rd person plural | antilabeli | antilabela |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | antilabomeiō | antilabomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | antilaboseiō | antilaboseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | antilaboteiō | antilaboteiē |
| we 1st person plural | antilaboneiō | antilaboneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | antilaboveiō | antilaboveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | antilaboleiō | antilaboleiē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | antilabemeia |
| you 2nd person singular | antilabeseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | antilabeteia |
| we 1st person plural | antilabeneia |
| ye 2nd person plural | antilabeveia |
| they 3rd person plural | antilabeleia |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | antilabosōr | antilabosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | antilabotōr | antilabotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | antilabovōr | antilabovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | antilabolōr | antilabolēr |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | antilabesar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | antilabetar |
| ye 2nd person plural | antilabevar |
| they 3rd person plural | antilabelar |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | antilabomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | antilabosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | antilabotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | antilabonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | antilabovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | antilaboloiō |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | antilabemoia |
| you 2nd person singular | antilabesoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | antilabetoia |
| we 1st person plural | antilabenoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | antilabevoia |
| they 3rd person plural | antilabeloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | antilaborō1×ἀντιλαμβάνεσθαι | antilaborē | ||
| acts on or for itself middle voice | antilaberi | antilabera |
Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | antilaborōntos1× | antilaborēntos | ||
| acts on or for itself middle voice | antilaberintos | antilaberantos |
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
antilab 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
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
3 occurrences, every one of them listed
antilabeta“helped”happened · he/she/itaorist middle indicative 3rd person singular1×
Luke 1:54antilabeta Israēl paidou autou, mimnēskira eleseu,He has helped His servant Israel, remembering to be …
antilaborō“help”happening now · the “to …” formpresent middle or passive infinitive1×
Acts 20:35… hupodeikama vi hoti houtōs kopiarōntoin datō antilaborō toiu asthenarōntoiu, mnēmoneuarō tē toiu logoiu …… kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words of …
antilaborōntois“benefit”happening now · subjectpresent middle or passive participle nominative plural masculine1×
1 Timothy 6:2“benefit”… alō kai agapētois tois tau euergesiau antilaborōntois. Houteim didaskasōr kai parakalasōr.… them all the more, since those receiving their good service are beloved believers. Teach and encourage these principles.