verb
hupolabamō
Strong’sG5274
I take up, receive, answer, suppose, welcome
stem hupolab-5 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books5 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.
ὑπο-λαμβάνω
[in LXX: Jb 2:4 4:1 and freq. (עָנָה), Ps 47 (48):9 (דָּמָה pi.), To 6:17, Wi 17:2, III Mac 3:8, 11, al.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G5274 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidhoop-ol-am-ban'-o
to take from below, i.e. carry upward; figuratively, to take up, i.e. continue a discourse or topic; mentally, to assume (presume)
King Jamesanswer, receive, suppose.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
also ὑπολάζυμαι (which see), late Doric dialect 3rd.pers. plural future -λαμψοῦνταιRefs:—take up by getting under, as the dolphin did NT+6th c.BC+
b bear up, support, Refs 5th c.BC+
2 take up, seize or come suddenly upon, ὑπὸ τρόμος ἔλλαβε γυῖα Refs 8th c.BC+; of a storm of wind, Refs 5th c.BC+; of a fit of madness, Refs; of a pestilence,Refs; of a river taking up earth thrown into it, Refs; of winds taking up water, Refs; of soldiers marching, δυσχωρία ὑπελάμβανεν αὐτούς, i. e. they came suddenly into difficult ground, Refs 5th c.BC+; of events, follow next, come next, ὑπέλαβε ναυμαχίη καρτερή Refs 5th c.BC+
3 in discourse, take up what is said, interpret or understand it in a certain way, ταύτῃ ὑπολαμβάνεις ᾗ ἃν κακουργήσαις μάλιστα τὸν λόγον Refs 5th c.BC+; ὑ. τι εἴς τινα understand it of, i. e. apply it to, him, Refs 4th c.BC+; rejoin, retort, Refs 5th c.BC+; ὑ. τινὶ ὅτι.. Refs 5th c.BC+; ὑ. ὡς.. Refs 5th c.BC+: with accusative et infinitive, reply that.., Refs 5th c.BC+; ὑπολαμβάνεῖν χρὴ εἰ.. retort by asking whether.., Refs 5th c.BC+ he said in answer, Refs 5th c.BC+
3.b take up, interrupt, μεταξὺ ὑ. Refs 5th c.BC+
4 take up the conqueror, fight with him, Refs 5th c.BC+
5 take up a charge, Refs; ὑ. τὴν ἐπιθυμίαν τινός take up and turn it to their own use, Refs 2nd c.AD+
II ={ὑποδέχομαι}, receive and protect, ὁ Κῦρος ὑπολαβὼν τοὺς φεύγοντας (the exiles) Refs 5th c.BC+; admit a visitor, Refs 5th c.BC+; of a doctor, take in hand, treat a patient, Refs 5th c.BC+
II.2 accept or entertain a proposal, Refs 5th c.BC+; μηδεὶς ὑπολάβῃ δυσκόλως ἐὰν.. take it amiss, Refs
III take up a notion, assume, suppose, frequently of an ill-grounded opinion, ὑ. θεῖον εἶναι τὸ ἐπαγγελλόμενον Refs 5th c.BC+: an adverb is frequently added to give the word a good sense, ὀρθῶς ὑ. Refs 5th c.BC+ omitted, assume or understand a thing to be so and so, τὰ φύματα τεχνικώτατον ὑπειληφέναι (i.e. εἶναι) δεῖ δύνασθαι διαλύειν Refs 5th c.BC+; τὸ χαλεπὸν κακὸν (i.e. εἶναι) ὑ. Refs 5th c.BC+; ὑ. τι ὡς ὂν.. Refs; τὸν αἰθέρα τῇδέ πῃ ὑ. conceive of the word αἰθήρ somewhat in this way, Refs 5th c.BC+ though I assume this to be so, Refs 4th c.BC+; ὃ βούλει, ὑπολάμβανεRefs 4th c.BC+; ὑ. ὅτι.. Refs:—passive, τοιοῦτος ὑπολαμβάνομαι Refs 5th c.BC+; ὅπως ποθ᾽ ὑπείλημμαι περὶ τούτων ἀρκεῖ μοι I am content with whatever opinion of me has been formed in these matters, Refs: with infinitive, τῇ φιλανθρωπίᾳ ἢν ἔχειν ὑπείληψαι παρὰ τοῖς ἀνθρώποις Refs 5th c.BC+; ὑπολαμβάνεται δεδωκέναι is understood to have granted, Refs ={πᾶσα ὑπόληψις}Refs 4th c.BC+
III.2 suspect, disbelieve, Refs 5th c.BC+ means 'I know how some people regard it'.
IV draw away, seduce, ὑ. μισθῷ μείζονι τοὺς ναυβάτας Refs 5th c.BC+
IV.2 take away, remove, seize, τοῖς ἐπικούροις φράσας τὰ ὅπλα ὑπολαβεῖν ordering his bodyguard to remove the arms (of the citizens), Refs
IV.3 receive, ἀποτίσει.. ὃ ὑπείληφεν.. ἀργυρικὸν κεφάλαιον Mitteis Refs 1st c.AD+
V ὑ. ἵππον, as a term of horsemanship, hold up the horse, check him in his course, Refs 5th c.BC+
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.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| hupolabamōὙπολαμβάνω | happening now · Ipresent active indicative 1st person singular | suppose | 1× |
| hupolabavōὑπολαμβάνετε | happening now · yepresent active indicative 2nd person plural | suppose | 1× |
| hupolabataὑπέλαβεν | happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular | received | 1× |
| hupolabarōὑπολαμβάνειν | happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive | support | 1× |
| hupolabarantosὑπολαβὼν | happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculine | replied | 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, 3 occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | hupolabamō1×Ὑπολαμβάνω | hupolabame | hupolabami | hupolabama | hupolabamē | hupolabamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | hupolabasō | hupolabase | hupolabasi | hupolabasa | hupolabasē | hupolabaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | hupolabatō | hupolabate | hupolabati | hupolabata1×ὑπέλαβεν | hupolabatē | hupolabatelē |
| we 1st person plural | hupolabanō | hupolabane | hupolabani | hupolabana | hupolabanē | hupolabanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | hupolabavō1×ὑπολαμβάνετε | hupolabave | hupolabavi | hupolabava | hupolabavē | hupolabavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | hupolabalō | hupolabale | hupolabali | hupolabala | hupolabalē | hupolabalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | hupolabameiō | hupolabameia | hupolabameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | hupolabaseiō | hupolabaseia | hupolabaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | hupolabateiō | hupolabateia | hupolabateiē |
| we 1st person plural | hupolabaneiō | hupolabaneia | hupolabaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | hupolabaveiō | hupolabaveia | hupolabaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | hupolabaleiō | hupolabaleia | hupolabaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | hupolabasōr | hupolabasar | hupolabasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | hupolabatōr | hupolabatar | hupolabatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | hupolabavōr | hupolabavar | hupolabavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | hupolabalōr | hupolabalar | hupolabalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | hupolabamoiō | hupolabamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | hupolabasoiō | hupolabasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | hupolabatoiō | hupolabatoia |
| we 1st person plural | hupolabanoiō | hupolabanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | hupolabavoiō | hupolabavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | hupolabaloiō | hupolabaloia |
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 | hupolabarō1×ὑπολαμβάνειν | hupolabari | hupolabara | hupolabarē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | hupolabarōntos | hupolabarintos | hupolabarantos1×ὑπολαβὼν | hupolabarēntos |
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
hupolab 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.
5 occurrences, every one of them listed
hupolabamō“suppose”happening now · Ipresent active indicative 1st person singular1×
Luke 7:43apokrinirantos Simōnos legata; Hupolabamō hoti ho tem polloterem charizeta. tos …“I suppose the one who was forgiven more …
hupolabavō“suppose”happening now · yepresent active indicative 2nd person plural1×
Acts 2:15ouk gar hōs vis hupolabavō houtois methualō, atō gar hōras tritas …… men are not drunk, as you suppose. It is only the third hour …
hupolabata“received”happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular1×
Acts 1:9“received”… legarantos bleparōntoiu autoiu eparita kai nefelas hupolabata auton apo toiu ofthalmoiu autoiu.… He had said this, they watched as He was taken up, and a cloud hid Him from their sight.
hupolabarō“support”happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive1×
3 John 1:8nis oun ofeilanō hupolabarō toin toioutoin, hina sunergois genoneiō ta …Therefore we ought to support such men, so that we may …
hupolabarantos“replied”happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculine1×
Luke 10:30“replied”hupolabarantos de tos Iēsus legata; Anthrōpos tinos …Jesus took up this question and said, “A man was going …