verb
antilambanemō
Greekἀντιλαμβάνομαι (antilambanomai)
Strong’sG482
I take hold of, help, share in
stem antilamban-3 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books3 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
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
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| antilambanetaἀντελάβετο | happened · he/she/itaorist middle indicative 3rd person singular | helped | 1× |
| antilambanerōἀντιλαμβάνεσθαι | happening now · the “to …” formpresent middle infinitive | help | 1× |
| antilambanerōtoisἀντιλαμβανόμενοι | happening now · subjectpresent middle 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
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | antilambanemō | antilambaneme | antilambanemi | antilambanema | antilambanemē | antilambanemelē |
| you 2nd person singular | antilambanesō | antilambanese | antilambanesi | antilambanesa | antilambanesē | antilambaneselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | antilambanetō | antilambanete | antilambaneti | antilambaneta1×ἀντελάβετο | antilambanetē | antilambanetelē |
| we 1st person plural | antilambanenō | antilambanene | antilambaneni | antilambanena | antilambanenē | antilambanenelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | antilambanevō | antilambaneve | antilambanevi | antilambaneva | antilambanevē | antilambanevelē |
| they 3rd person plural | antilambanelō | antilambanele | antilambaneli | antilambanela | antilambanelē | antilambanelelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | antilambanemeiō | antilambanemeia | antilambanemeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | antilambaneseiō | antilambaneseia | antilambaneseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | antilambaneteiō | antilambaneteia | antilambaneteiē |
| we 1st person plural | antilambaneneiō | antilambaneneia | antilambaneneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | antilambaneveiō | antilambaneveia | antilambaneveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | antilambaneleiō | antilambaneleia | antilambaneleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | antilambanesōr | antilambanesar | antilambanesēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | antilambanetōr | antilambanetar | antilambanetēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | antilambanevōr | antilambanevar | antilambanevēr |
| they 3rd person plural | antilambanelōr | antilambanelar | antilambanelēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | antilambanemoiō | antilambanemoia |
| you 2nd person singular | antilambanesoiō | antilambanesoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | antilambanetoiō | antilambanetoia |
| we 1st person plural | antilambanenoiō | antilambanenoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | antilambanevoiō | antilambanevoia |
| they 3rd person plural | antilambaneloiō | antilambaneloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on or for itself middle voice | antilambanerō1×ἀντιλαμβάνεσθαι | antilambaneri | antilambanera | antilambanerē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on or for itself middle voice | antilambanerōtos1× | antilambaneritos | antilambaneratos | antilambanerētos |
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
antilamban 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
3 occurrences, every one of them listed
antilambaneta“helped”happened · he/she/itaorist middle indicative 3rd person singular1×
Luke 1:54“helped”antilambaneta Israēl paidou autou, mimnēskira eleseu,He has helped His servant Israel, remembering to be merciful,
antilambanerō“help”happening now · the “to …” formpresent middle infinitive1×
Acts 20:35“help”panteim hupodeiknuama vi hoti houtōs kopiarōtoin datō antilambanerō toiu asthenarōtoiu, mnēmoneuarō tē toiu logoiu tou kuriou Iēsu hoti autos legata Makariem atō mallon dōarō ē lambarō.In everything, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words of the Lord Jesus Himself: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’ ”
antilambanerōtois“benefit”happening now · subjectpresent middle participle nominative plural masculine1×
1 Timothy 6:2“benefit”tois de pistoin echarōtois despotoin mē katafronalōr, hoti adelfois alō; alla mallon douleualōr, hoti pistois alō kai agapētois tois tau euergesiau antilambanerōtois. Houteim didaskasōr kai parakalasōr.Those who have believing masters should not show disrespect because they are brothers, but should serve them all the more, since those receiving their good service are beloved believers. Teach and encourage these principles.