verb
labamō
Strong’sG2983
I receive, take
stem lab-258 times in the New Testamentin 21 of 27 books44 forms occur
What it means
A plain-English reading of the word, with the lexicons it draws on — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones — right below it, in full.
AI Summary
Take, take hold of, seize — the taking of something or someone by hand, as in taking bread, or laying hold of a person 1. This is described as the more active, forceful sense of the word — to get hold of something, as opposed to having it offered 23. It covers being seized or gripped by something, as when fear, a spirit, or a trial "takes" a person 1.
Receive, get, accept — the other, more passive sense, in which something is received or accepted rather than taken by force 23. This covers receiving something offered, standing opposite to asking for it or to giving it 1, receiving a person 1, and being struck or hit (used loosely of receiving blows) 1. It also covers accepting or taking to heart a message, a testimony, or words spoken, accepting a person's status or standing (as in showing favor to someone), and receiving eternal life 1. Dodson's gloss for the word overall is simply "receive" or "take" 4.
Sources: 1 Abbott-Smith 2 Strong's 3 LSJ 4 Dodson. Condensed by anthropic/claude-sonnet-5 on 2026-09-23 — it may still misstate what these say; check them yourself if it matters to you.
The lexicons it was drawn from, in full:
Abbott-Smith — the 1922 lexicon entry, in full
λαμβάνω,
[in LXX chiefly for לקח, also for נשׂא, לכד, אחז, etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2983 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidlam-ban'-o
while G138 is more violent, to seize or remove))
Froma prolonged form of a primary verb, which is use only as an alternate in certain tenses; to take (in very many applications, literally and figuratively (properly objective or active, to get hold of; whereas G1209 is rather subjective or passive, to have offered to one;
King Jamesaccept, + be amazed, assay, attain, bring, X when I call, catch, come on (X unto), + forget, have, hold, obtain, receive (X after), take (away, up).
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
future λήψομαι (λήψω only late, variant in LXX; Ionic dialect λάψομαι Refs 5th c.BC+; Doric dialectfuture 2nd pers. singular λαψῇ Refs 5th c.BC+, infinitive λαμψεῖσθαι Refs 2nd c.BC+aorist 2 ἔλᾰβον, Epic dialect ἔλλᾰβον Refs 8th c.BC+; Ionic dialect Iterat. λάβεσκον Refs 8th c.BC+; written λάβε in middle Ms. of Refs 4th c.BC+ Attic dialectaccusative to Refs 2nd c.AD+: perfect εἴληφα Refs 7th c.BC+; Ionic dialect, Doric dialect, Refs 5th c.BC+; infinitive λελαβήκειν Refs: pluperfect εἰλήφειν Refs 5th c.BC+ (κατα-); Doric dialect perfect subjunctive 3rd.pers. singular (παρ-) λελόνβῃ Refs —middle, aorist 2 ἐλαβόμην, Epic dialect ἐλλ-, Refs 8th c.BC+; Epic dialect reduplicate λελαβέσθαι Refs:—passive, future ληφθήσομαι Refs 5th c.BC+: aorist ἐλήφθην Refs 5th c.BC+; Ionic dialect ἐλάφθην Refs 5th c.BC+; Hellenistic ἐλήμφθην NT; Doric dialect ἐλάφθην Refs 3rd c.BC+: perfect εἴλημμαι Refs 5th c.BC+; but in Trag.usually λέλημμαι, Refs 5th c.BC+ (δια-); so later προ-λέληπτε (sic) Refs; Ionic dialect λέλαμμαι (ἀπο-) Refs 5th c.BC+; infinitive ἀνα-λελάφθαι Refs 5th c.BC+ (accusative to many codices, Refs 1st c.AD+; Ionic dialect3rd.pers. plural λελήφαται Refs; Doric dialect perfect imperative λελάφθω Refs 3rd c.BC+:—in the future, aorist passive, and perfect passive the a is short by nature in Ionic dialect, probably long in Doric dialect and in Doric dialect ized Hellenistic forms such as λαμψοῦνται Refs 1st c.BC+; it is marked long in Aeolic dialect λᾱμψεται Refs 8th c.BC+aorist active, and aorist middle twice (see. above); the Homeric present is λάζομαι. —The word has two main senses, one (more active) take; the other (more passive) receive:
I take,
I.1 take hold of, grasp, seize, μάστιγα καὶ ἡνία Refs 8th c.BC+; of an eagle, λ. ἄγραν ποσίν Refs 5th c.BC+: c.accusative of the thing seized, λ. γούνατα Refs 8th c.BC+; but also with accusative of whole, genitive of part seized, τὴν πτέρυγος λάβεν caught her by the wing,Refs 8th c.BC+ they took hold of one another with their arms, Refs 8th c.BC+:—frequently in middle, see below Refs 5th c.BC+
I.1.b take by violence, carry off as prize or booty, Refs 8th c.BC+; capture a city, Refs 8th c.BC+; of lions, λαβὼν κρατεροῖσιν ὀδοῦσιν Refs 8th c.BC+; of an eagle, Refs; of a dolphin, Refs
I.1.c λ. δίκην take, exact punishment, Refs 5th c.BC+
I.2 of passions, feelings, etc., seize, μένος ἔλλαβε θυμόν Refs 8th c.BC+; ἐπειδὴ καιρὸς ἐλάμβανε when the occasion came to them, i.e. occurred, Refs 5th c.BC+; of fevers and sudden illnesses, attack, Refs 5th c.BC+ —passive, λαμβάνεσθαι νόσῳ, ὑπὸ [νόσου], Refs 5th c.BC+
I.2.b of a deity, seize, possess, τινα Refs 5th c.BC+:—passive, τῇ Ῥέᾳ λαμβάνονται Refs 2nd c.AD+
I.2.c of darkness, etc., occupy, possess, εὖτ᾽ ἂν κνέφας τεμενος αἰθέρος λάβῃ Refs 4th c.BC+
I.3 catch, overtake, as an enemy, Refs 8th c.BC+; simply, find, come upon, Refs 5th c.BC+
I.4 catch, find out, detect, Refs 5th c.BC+; ποίῳ λαβών σε Ζεὺς ἐπ᾽ αἰτιάματ; Refs 5th c.BC+participle, κἂν λάβῃς ἐψευσμένονRefs 5th c.BC+: with adjective, ὅπως μὴ λήψομαί σε προπετῆ Refs 4th c.BC+:—passive, δρῶσ᾽ ἐλήφθης Refs 5th c.BC+: in good sense, οὐκ ἂν λάβοις μου μᾶλλον οὐδέν᾽ εὐσεβῆ Refs 5th c.BC+
I.5 λ. τινὰ πίστι καὶ ὁρκίοισι bind him by.., Refs 5th c.BC+
I.6 with double accusative, take as, λαβὼν πρόβλημα σαυτοῦ παῖδα τόνδ᾽ Refs; ξυμπαραστάτην λ. τινάRefs 5th c.BC+
I.7 τὴν Ἴδην λαβὼν ἐς ἀριστερὴν χεῖρα taking, keeping Ida to your left (nisi to be read λαβών, ἐς..) Refs 5th c.BC+; λ. τὸ στρατόπεδον κατὰ νώτου take in rear, i.e. be behind, Refs 5th c.BC+
I.8 λ. Ἑλληνίδα ἐσθῆτα assume it, Refs 5th c.BC+
I.8.b take food or drugs, Refs 1st c.AD+
I.9 apprehend by the senses, ὄμμασιν θέαν Refs 5th c.BC+; πρόσφθεγμά τινοςRefs 5th c.BC+
I.9.b apprehend with the mind, understand, φρενὶ λ. τὸν λόγον Refs 5th c.BC+
I.9.c with adverb added, take, i.e. understand in a certain manner, ταύτῃ ταῦτα ἐλάμβανον Refs 5th c.BC+; τὸ πρᾶγμα μειζόνως ἐλάμβανον took it more seriously, Refs 5th c.BC+; λ. τι οὕτω, ὧδε, Refs 4th c.BC+ —passive, τρίτου καθεστῶσαι ἐπὶ πρώτου λαμβάνονται are used for the first person, Refs 2nd c.AD+; with ἐς, εἰ ἐς κόρην λαμβάνοιτο be taken for a girl, Refs 4th c.BC+: also with infinitive, λ. τι εἶναί τι Refs 4th c.BC+: in bad sense, πρὸς δέους λ. τι Refs 5th c.BC+; but also ἐν χάριτι καὶ δωρεᾷ λ. receive as a favour, Refs 2nd c.BC+
I.9.d in Logic, assume, take for granted, ἅπαν ζῷον λαμβάνει ἢ θνητὸν ἢ ἀθάνατον Refs 4th c.BC+ —passive, τὰ ἐξ ἀρχῆς ληφθένταRefs; αἱ εἰλημμέναι προτάσειςRefs 5th c.BC+
I.9.e take, i.e. determine, estimate, τὴν ξυμμέτρησιν τῶν κλιμάκων Refs 5th c.BC+
I.10 take in hand, undertake (compare ληπτέον), λ. τι ἐπὶ τὸ σωφρονέστερον, opposed to συνταχύνειν, Refs 5th c.BC+; μηδένα πόνον λαβόντες without taking any trouble, Refs 5th c.BC+
I.11 take in, hold, τὸ στρατόπεδον πεζοὺς λ. περὶ τετρακισχιλίους Refs 2nd c.BC+
I.12 participle λαβών frequently seems pleonastic, but adds dramatic effect, λαβὼν κύσε χεῖρα took and kissed, Refs 8th c.BC+
I.12.b ingressive of ἔχων (ἔχω (A) Refs 8th c.BC+
II receive,
II.1 have given one, get, receive, properly of things Refs 8th c.BC+, see belowe; παρὰ βασιλέος δῶρα Refs 5th c.BC+; gain, win, κλέος Refs 8th c.BC+; ἀλκήν Refs 5th c.BC+; πρὸς τὸ μνηστεύεσθαι λ. ἡλικίαν attain.., Refs 5th c.BC+: also in bad sense, λ. ὀνείδη Refs 5th c.BC+; γέλωτα μωρίαν τε incur.., Refs 5th c.BC+
II.1.b receive hospitably, Refs 8th c.BC+ (ἔλαβες τὸν ἱκέτην ἐχέγγυον) which approaches this sense; καλῶς λ. τινά treat well, Refs 1st c.AD+
II.1.c receive in marriage, Refs 5th c.BC+; τοῖς λαμβάνουσιν ἐξ αὐτῶν, i.e. those who married their daughters, Refs 4th c.BC+; also of the father taking a daughter-in-law, τῷ υἱῷ λ. τινά Refs 4th c.BC+
II.1.d λ. ὄνομα, ἐπωνυμίαν, receive a name, Refs 5th c.BC+
II.1.e λ. δίκην receive, i.e. suffer, punishment, Refs 5th c.BC+; τὴν ἀξίην λ. get one's deserts, Refs 5th c.BC+
II.1.f λ. ὅρκον receive an oath, Refs 5th c.BC+; λ. λόγον demand an account, τινος for a thing, παρά τινος from a person, Refs 4th c.BC+
II.1.g λ. ἐν γαστρί conceive, Refs 5th c.BC+; κῦμα λ., of the earth, Refs 4th c.BC+
II.1.h receive as produce, profit, etc., οἶνον ἐκ τοῦ χωρίου Refs 5th c.BC+; λ. ἑκατὸν τῆς δραχμῆς, ὀβολοῦ, purchase for.., Refs 5th c.BC+; πόθεν ἄν τις τοῦτο τὸ χρῖμα λάβο; Refs 5th c.BC+
i λ. πεῖράν τινος, see at {πεῖρα}.
2 admit of, ὁ μέγας κίνδυνος ἄναλκιν οὐ φῶτα λαμβάνει Refs 5th c.BC+
2.b admit, initiate, τοὺς ἐς τὰ τῆς τέχνης εἰλημμένους Refs 5th c.BC+
3 of persons conceiving feelings and the like, λ. θυμόν take heart, Refs 8th c.BC+; αἰδῶ λ., ={αἰδεῖσθαι}, Refs; λ. ὀργήν, ={ὀργίζεσθαι}, Refs 5th c.BC+; λ. ὕψος, ἐπίδοσιν, αὔξησιν, ={ὑψοῦσθαι, ἐπιδιδόναι, αὐξάνεσθαι}, Refs 5th c.BC+; λ. νόσον take a disease, Refs 5th c.BC+; λ. μορφήν, τέλος, etc., Refs 4th c.BC+; αἱ οἰκίαι ἐπάλξεις λαμβάνουσαι receiving battlements, having battlements added, Refs 5th c.BC+
4 with infinitive, receive permission to.. , Refs 1st c.AD+
B middle, take hold of, lay hold on, with genitive, [σχεδίης] Refs 8th c.BC+; τῆς κεφαλῆς, τῶν γουνάτων, Refs 5th c.BC+
B.2 seize and keep hold of, obtain possession of, ἀρχῆς Refs 5th c.BC+; καιροῦ λαβόμενος seizing the opportunity, Refs 8th c.BC+
B.3 lay hands upon, χαλεπῶς λαμβάνεσθαί τινος lay rough hands on him, deal hardly with him, Refs 5th c.BC+
B.4 of place, λ. τῶν ὀρῶν take to the mountains, Refs 5th c.BC+; Δήλου λαβόμεναι (i.e. αἱ νῆες) reaching Delos, Refs
B.5 find fault with, censure, τινος Refs 5th c.BC+
B.6 λαβέσθαι ἑαυτοῦ check oneself, 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.
25 rarer renderings are not shown; every occurrence below carries the English it was given there.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| labamōλαμβάνω | happening now · Ipresent active indicative 1st person singular | accept | 2× |
| labasōλαμβάνεις | happening now · youpresent active indicative 2nd person singular | * | 1× |
| labatōλαμβάνει | happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular | receives | 17× |
| labanōλαμβάνομεν | happening now · wepresent active indicative 1st person plural | receive | 2× |
| labavōλαμβάνετε | happening now · yepresent active indicative 2nd person plural | accept | 4× |
| labalōλαμβάνουσιν | happening now · theypresent active indicative 3rd person plural | receive | 4× |
| labaleἐλάμβανον | was happening · theyimperfect active indicative 3rd person plural | received | 1× |
| labetiλήμψεται | will happen · he/she/itfuture middle indicative 3rd person singular | receive | 8× |
| labeniλημψόμεθα | will happen · wefuture middle indicative 1st person plural | receive | 1× |
| labeviλήμψεσθε | will happen · yefuture middle indicative 2nd person plural | receive | 5× |
| labeliλήμψονται | will happen · theyfuture middle indicative 3rd person plural | receive | 4× |
| labamaἔλαβον | happened · Iaorist active indicative 1st person singular | received | 6× |
| labasaἔλαβες | happened · youaorist active indicative 2nd person singular | receive | 2× |
| labataἔλαβεν | happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular | took | 21× |
| labanaἐλάβομεν | happened · weaorist active indicative 1st person plural | received | 7× |
| labavaἐλάβετε | happened · yeaorist active indicative 2nd person plural | received | 13× |
| labalaἔλαβον | happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural | took | 20× |
| labamēεἴληφα | has happened · Iperfect active indicative 1st person singular | received | 1× |
| labasēεἴληφας | has happened · youperfect active indicative 2nd person singular | taken | 2× |
| labatēεἴληφεν | has happened · he/she/itperfect active indicative 3rd person singular | took | 3× |
| labateiōλαμβάνῃ | happening now · he/she/itpresent active subjunctive 3rd person singular | receive | 1× |
| labameiaλάβω | happened · Iaorist active subjunctive 1st person singular | take … up | 1× |
| labateiaλάβῃ | happened · he/she/itaorist active subjunctive 3rd person singular | take | 8× |
| labaneiaλάβωμεν | happened · weaorist active subjunctive 1st person plural | receive | 2× |
| labaveiaλάβητε | happened · yeaorist active subjunctive 2nd person plural | receive | 1× |
| labaleiaλάβωσιν | happened · theyaorist active subjunctive 3rd person plural | receive | 3× |
| labavōrλαμβάνετε | happening now · yepresent active imperative 2nd person plural | receive | 1× |
| labasarλάβε | happened · youaorist active imperative 2nd person singular | take | 2× |
| labatarλαβέτω | happened · he/she/itaorist active imperative 3rd person singular | take | 2× |
| labavarΛάβετε | happened · yeaorist active imperative 2nd person plural | take | 7× |
| labatoiaλάβοι | happened · he/she/itaorist active optative 3rd person singular | make | 1× |
| labarōλαμβάνειν | happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive | receive | 4× |
| labaraλαβεῖν | happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive | take | 22× |
| labarōntosλαμβάνων | happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular masculine | receives | 6× |
| labarōntoisλαμβάνοντες | happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine | receive | 5× |
| laborōntosλαμβανόμενος | happening now · subjectpresent middle or passive participle nominative singular masculine | taken | 1× |
| laborōntemλαμβανόμενον | happening now · subjectpresent middle or passive participle direct singular neuter | received | 1× |
| labarantosλαβὼν | happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculine | took | 40× |
| labarantasλαβοῦσα | happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular feminine | took | 6× |
| labarantonλαβόντα | happened · objectaorist active participle accusative singular masculine | received | 1× |
| labarantoisλαβόντες | happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative plural masculine | took | 15× |
| labarantaisλαβοῦσαι | happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative plural feminine | took | 2× |
| labarantoinλαβόντας | happened · objectaorist active participle accusative plural masculine | received | 1× |
| labarēntosεἰληφὼς | has happened · subjectperfect active participle nominative singular masculine | received | 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, 124 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 | labamō2×λαμβάνω | labame | labami | labama6×ἔλαβον | labamē1×εἴληφα | labamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | labasō1×λαμβάνεις | labase | labasi | labasa2×ἔλαβες | labasē2×εἴληφας | labaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | labatō17×λαμβάνει | labate | labati | labata21×ἔλαβεν | labatē3×εἴληφεν | labatelē |
| we 1st person plural | labanō2×λαμβάνομεν | labane | labani | labana7×ἐλάβομεν | labanē | labanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | labavō4×λαμβάνετε | labave | labavi | labava13×ἐλάβετε | labavē | labavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | labalō4×λαμβάνουσιν | labale1×ἐλάμβανον | labali | labala20×ἔλαβον | labalē | labalelē |
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 | labomō | labome | labomē | labomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | labosō | labose | labosē | laboselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | labotō | labote | labotē | labotelē |
| we 1st person plural | labonō | labone | labonē | labonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | labovō | labove | labovē | labovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | labolō | labole | labolē | labolelē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | labemi | labema |
| you 2nd person singular | labesi | labesa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | labeti8×λήμψεται | labeta |
| we 1st person plural | labeni1×λημψόμεθα | labena |
| ye 2nd person plural | labevi5×λήμψεσθε | labeva |
| they 3rd person plural | labeli4×λήμψονται | labela |
May, might — subjunctive mood, 16 occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | labameiō | labameia1×λάβω | labameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | labaseiō | labaseia | labaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | labateiō1×λαμβάνῃ | labateia8×λάβῃ | labateiē |
| we 1st person plural | labaneiō | labaneia2×λάβωμεν | labaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | labaveiō | labaveia1×λάβητε | labaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | labaleiō | labaleia3×λάβωσιν | labaleiē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | labomeiō | labomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | laboseiō | laboseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | laboteiō | laboteiē |
| we 1st person plural | laboneiō | laboneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | laboveiō | laboveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | laboleiō | laboleiē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | labemeia |
| you 2nd person singular | labeseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | labeteia |
| we 1st person plural | labeneia |
| ye 2nd person plural | labeveia |
| they 3rd person plural | labeleia |
Commands — imperative mood, 12 occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | labasōr | labasar2×λάβε | labasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | labatōr | labatar2×λαβέτω | labatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | labavōr1×λαμβάνετε | labavar7×Λάβετε | labavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | labalōr | labalar | labalēr |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | labosōr | labosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | labotōr | labotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | labovōr | labovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | labolōr | labolēr |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | labesar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | labetar |
| ye 2nd person plural | labevar |
| they 3rd person plural | labelar |
Wishes — optative mood, 1 occurrence
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | labamoiō | labamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | labasoiō | labasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | labatoiō | labatoia1×λάβοι |
| we 1st person plural | labanoiō | labanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | labavoiō | labavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | labaloiō | labaloia |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | labomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | labosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | labotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | labonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | labovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | laboloiō |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | labemoia |
| you 2nd person singular | labesoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | labetoia |
| we 1st person plural | labenoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | labevoia |
| they 3rd person plural | labeloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 26 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | labarō4×λαμβάνειν | labari | labara22×λαβεῖν | labarē |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | laborō | laborē | ||
| acts on or for itself middle voice | laberi | labera |
Used as an adjective — participle, 79 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | labarōntos11×λαμβάνων | labarintos | labarantos65×λαβὼν | labarēntos1×εἰληφὼς |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | laborōntos2×λαμβανόμενος | laborēntos | ||
| acts on or for itself middle voice | laberintos | laberantos |
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258 occurrences, 100 of them printed here — the rest are in the reader
labamō“accept”happening now · Ipresent active indicative 1st person singular2×
John 5:34“receive”… de ouk para anthrōpou tan marturian labamō, alla houteim legamō hina vis sōziveia.… I do not accept human testimony, I say these things so that you may be saved.
John 5:41doxan para anthrōpoiu ouk labamō,I do not accept glory from men,
labasō“*”happening now · youpresent active indicative 2nd person singular1×
Luke 20:21“*”… orthōs legasō kai didaskasō kai ouk labasō prosōpem, alla epi alētheiau tan hodan …… that You speak and teach correctly. You show no partiality but teach the way of God in accordance with the truth.
labatō“receives”happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular17×, 3 shown
Matthew 7:8pantos gar tos aitarōntos labatō kai tos zētarōntos heuriskatō kai to …For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to …
Matthew 10:38kai hos ouk labatō ton stauron autou kai akolouthatō opisō …and anyone who does not take up his cross and follow Me …
Luke 9:39“seizes”kai idou pneumem labatō auton, kai exaifnōs krazatō, kai sparassatō …A spirit keeps seizing him, and he screams abruptly. It throws him into convulsions so that he foams at the mouth. It keeps mauling him and rarely departs …
labanō“receive”happening now · wepresent active indicative 1st person plural2×
1 John 3:22kai hem ean aitaneiō labanō apo autou, hoti tain entolain autou …and we will receive from Him whatever we ask, because …
1 John 5:9“receive”ei tan marturian toiu anthrōpoiu labanō, tas marturias tou theou megoteras atō, …Even if we accept human testimony, the testimony of God is greater. For this is the testimony that God …
labavō“accept”happening now · yepresent active indicative 2nd person plural4×, 3 shown
John 3:11… marturanō, kai tan marturian nu ouk labavō.… and yet you people do not accept our testimony.
John 5:43“accept”… onome tou patrou mu kai ouk labavō min; ean allosos erchateia en te …… come in My Father’s name, and you have not received Me; but if someone else comes in his own …
2 Corinthians 11:4… hon ouk kērussana, ē pneumem heterem labavō hem ouk labava, ē euangeliem heterem …… One we proclaimed, or if you receive a different spirit than the One …
labalō“receive”happening now · theypresent active indicative 3rd person plural4×, 3 shown
Matthew 17:25… tois basilevois tau gēau apo tinoiu labalō teleim ē kēnson? apo toiu huioiu …… do the kings of the earth collect customs and taxes: from their own …
Mark 4:16… akoualeia ton logon euthuos meta charau labalō auton,… hear the word and at once receive it with joy.
Hebrews 7:8“receive”kai hōde men dekatain apothnēskarōntois anthrōpois labalō, ekei de marturorōntos hoti zōatō.… the Levites, mortal men collect the tenth; but in the case of Melchizedek, it is affirmed that he lives on.
labale“received”was happening · theyimperfect active indicative 3rd person plural1×
Acts 8:17… epitithale tain cheirain epi autoin, kai labale pneumem hagiem.… their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.
labeti“receive”will happen · he/she/itfuture middle indicative 3rd person singular8×, 3 shown
Matthew 10:41… profēton eis onomem profētou misthon profētou labeti, kai tos dechorōntos dikaion eis onomem …… because he is a prophet will receive a prophet’s reward, and whoever receives …
Matthew 10:41… dikaion eis onomem dikaiou misthon dikaiou labeti.… he is a righteous man will receive a righteous man’s reward.
Matthew 19:29… agroin heneken teu onomeu mu, hekatontaplasiōneim labeti kai zōan aiōnian klēronomati.… the sake of My name will receive a hundredfold and will inherit eternal …
labeni“receive”will happen · wefuture middle indicative 1st person plural1×
James 3:1“receive”… adelfoir mu, oidarēntois hoti megoterem krimem labeni;… become teachers, my brothers, because you know that we who …
labevi“receive”will happen · yefuture middle indicative 2nd person plural5×, 3 shown
Matthew 21:22… an aitaveia en ta proseucha pisteuarōntois labevi.If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer.”
John 5:43“accept”… en te onome te idie, ekeinon labevi.… else comes in his own name, you will receive him.
John 16:24… en te onome mu; aitavōr kai labevi, hina tas charas vu ateiō plērorēntas.… My name. Ask and you will receive, so that your joy may be …
labeli“receive”will happen · theyfuture middle indicative 3rd person plural4×, 3 shown
Matthew 20:10… ercharantois tois prōtois nomizala hoti polloterem labeli; kai labala tem ana dēnariem kai …… workers came, they assumed they would receive more. But each of them also …
Mark 12:40… chēraiu kai profasia makreim proseuchorōntois; houtois labeli perissoterem krimem.… make lengthy prayers. These men will receive greater condemnation.”
Luke 20:47… chēraiu kai profasia makreim proseucholō; houtois labeli perissoterem krimem.… make lengthy prayers. These men will receive greater condemnation.”
labama“received”happened · Iaorist active indicative 1st person singular6×, 3 shown
John 10:18… palin labara autan; houtan tan entolan labama para tou patrou mu.… up again. This charge I have received from My Father.”
Acts 20:24… dromon mu kai tan diakonian han labama para tou kuriou Iēsu, diamarturera tem …… and complete the ministry I have received from the Lord Jesus — the ministry …
2 Corinthians 11:24hupo Ioudaioiu pentakis tesserakonta para henan labama,Five times I received from the Jews the forty lashes …
labasa“receive”happened · youaorist active indicative 2nd person singular2×
1 Corinthians 4:7… diakrinatō? tinem de echasō hem ouk labasa? ei de kai labasa, tinem kauchosō …… you have that you did not receive? And if you did receive it …
1 Corinthians 4:7… hem ouk labasa? ei de kai labasa, tinem kauchosō hōs mē labarantos?… not receive? And if you did receive it, why do you boast as …
labata“took”happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular21×, 4 shown
Matthew 8:17… profētou legarōntou; Autos tain astheniain nu labata kai tain nosain bastazata.… spoken through the prophet Isaiah: “He took up our infirmities and carried our …
Matthew 15:36“took”labata toin hepta artoin kai toin ichthoin …Taking the seven loaves and the fish, He gave …
Mark 12:20“took”hepta adelfois ale; kai tos prōtos labata gunaikan, kai apothnēskarōntos ouk afiēkata spermem;Now there were seven brothers. The first one married and died, leaving no children.
Mark 12:21“took”kai tos deuteros labata autan, kai apothnēskata mē kataleiparantos spermem, …Then the second one married the widow, but he also died and left no children. And the third …
labana“received”happened · weaorist active indicative 1st person plural7×, 3 shown
Matthew 16:7… en heautoi legarōntois hoti Artoin ouk labana.… It is because we did not bring any bread.”
Luke 5:5“caught”… Epistator, dia holau nuktau kopiarantois oudenem labana, epi de te rēme su chalami …“Master,” Simon replied, “we have worked hard all night without catching anything. But because You say so, I will let down the nets.”
John 1:16… ek teu plērōmeu autou nis pantois labana, kai charitan anti charitau;From His fullness we have all received grace upon grace.
labava“received”happened · yeaorist active indicative 2nd person plural13×, 3 shown
Matthew 10:8… egeravōr, leproin katharizavōr, daimoneim ekbalavōr; dōreōs labava, dōreōs dōavar.… drive out demons. Freely you have received; freely give.
Matthew 16:8“you did take”… en heautoi, oligopistoir, hoti artoin ouk labava?… said, “You of little faith, why are you debating among yourselves about having no bread?
Matthew 16:9… artoin toiu pentakischilioi kai posoin kofinoin labava?… thousand, and how many basketfuls you gathered?
labala“took”happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural20×, 4 shown
Matthew 12:14“took”exercharantois de tois Farisaiois sumbouliem labala kata autou hopōs auton apolaleia.But the Pharisees went out and plotted how they might …
Matthew 20:9… ercharantois tois peri tan hendekatan hōran labala ana dēnariem.… the eleventh hour came and each received a denarius.
Matthew 20:10… prōtois nomizala hoti polloterem labeli; kai labala tem ana dēnariem kai autois.… more. But each of them also received a denarius.
Matthew 22:15“laid”Tote poreuirantois tois Farisaiois sumbouliem labala hopōs auton pagideualeia en logo.Then the Pharisees went out and conspired to trap Jesus in His words.
labamē“received”has happened · Iperfect active indicative 1st person singular1×
Revelation 2:28“received”hōs kamis labamē para tou patrou mu, kai dōami …And I will give him the …
labasē“taken”has happened · youperfect active indicative 2nd person singular2×
Revelation 3:3mnēmoneuasōr oun pōs labasē kai akouasa kai tērasōr, kai metanoasar; …Remember, then, what you have received and heard. Keep it and repent …
Revelation 11:17… tos arōntor kai tos ate, hoti labasē tan dunamian su tan megan kai …… and who was, because You have taken Your great power and have begun …
labatē“took”has happened · he/she/itperfect active indicative 3rd person singular3×
1 Corinthians 10:13“overtaken”peirasmos vin ouk labatē ei mē anthrōpinos; pistos de tos …No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; He will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, He will also provide an escape, so that you can …
Revelation 5:7kai erchata kai labatē ek tau dexau tou kathorōntou epi …And He came and took the scroll from the right hand …
Revelation 8:5kai labatē tos angelos ton libanōton, kai gemizata …Then the angel took the censer, filled it with fire …
labateiō“receive”happening now · he/she/itpresent active subjunctive 3rd person singular1×
Acts 8:19… hina ho ean epitithameia tain cheirain labateiō pneumem hagiem.… whom I lay my hands may receive the Holy Spirit.”
labameia“take … up”happened · Iaorist active subjunctive 1st person singular1×
John 10:17… tithamō tan psuchan mu, hina palin labameia autan.… down My life in order to take it up again.
labateia“take”happened · he/she/itaorist active subjunctive 3rd person singular8×, 3 shown
Mark 10:30ean mē labateia hekatontaplasiōneim nun en to kairo houto …will fail to receive a hundredfold in the present age …
Mark 12:2… kairo doulon, hina para toiu geōrgoiu labateia apo toiu karpoiu tou ampelōnou;… a servant to the tenants to collect his share of the fruit of …
Mark 12:19“take”… gunaikan kai mē afiēkateia teknem, hina labateia tos adelfos autou tan gunaikan kai …… dies and leaves a wife but no children, the man is to marry his brother’s widow and raise up …
labaneia“receive”happened · weaorist active subjunctive 1st person plural2×
Galatians 3:14… Iēso, hina tan epangelian teu pneumeu labaneia dia tau pistiau.… so that by faith we might receive the promise of the Spirit.
Hebrews 4:16… parrēsiau to throno tau charitau, hina labaneia elesem kai charitan heuriskaneia eis eukairan …… with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help …
labaveia“receive”happened · yeaorist active subjunctive 2nd person plural1×
Revelation 18:4“receive”… ek taiu plēgaiu autau hina mē labaveia;… not share in her sins or contract any of her plagues.
labaleia“receive”happened · theyaorist active subjunctive 3rd person plural3×
Acts 8:15hotinois katabainarantois proseuchela peri autoiu hopōs labaleia pneumem hagiem;… arrival, they prayed for them to receive the Holy Spirit.
1 Corinthians 9:25“receive”… ekeinois men oun hina ftharton stefanon labaleia, nis de aftharton.… strict discipline. They do it for a crown that is perishable, but we do it for a crown that is imperishable.
Hebrews 9:15… ta prōta diathēka parabasiaiu tan epangelian labaleia tois kalorēntois tau aiōniau klēronomiau.… that those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance, now that …
labavōr“receive”happening now · yepresent active imperative 2nd person plural1×
2 John 1:10… houtan tan didachan ouk feratō, mē labavōr auton eis oikian kai chairarō auto …… not bring this teaching, do not receive him into your home or even …
labasar“take”happened · youaorist active imperative 2nd person singular2×
Revelation 10:8… lalarōntan meta mu kai legarōntan; Hupagasōr labasar tem bibliem tem anoigorēntem en ta …… spoke to me again, saying, “Go, take the small scroll that lies open …
Revelation 10:9… mi tem biblaridiem. kai legatō mi; Labasar kai katesthiasar autem, kai pikranati su …… said, “Give me the small scroll.” “Take it and eat it,” he said …
labatar“take”happened · he/she/itaorist active imperative 3rd person singular2×
Acts 1:20… en auta, kai; Tan episkopan autou labatar heteros.… dwell in it,’ and, ‘May another take his position.’
Revelation 22:17“take”… kai tos dipsarōntos erchotōr, tos thelarōntos labatar hudem zōau dōreōs.… who is thirsty come, and the one who desires the water of life drink freely.
labavar“take”happened · yeaorist active imperative 2nd person plural7×, 3 shown
Matthew 26:26… klata kai dōarantos toi mathētoi legata; Labavar esthiavar, houtem atō tem sōmem mu.… gave it to the disciples, saying, “Take and eat; this is My body.”
Mark 14:22… klata kai dōata autoi kai legata; Labavar, houtem atō tem sōmem mu.… gave it to the disciples, saying, “Take it; this is My body.”
Luke 22:17kai decherantos potēriem eucharistarantos legata; Labavar houtem kai diamerizavar eis heautoin;… cup, He gave thanks and said, “Take this and divide it among yourselves.
labatoia“make”happened · he/she/itaorist active optative 3rd person singular1×
Acts 25:16“make”… echatoiō toin katēgoroin topon tē apologiau labatoia peri teu enklēmeu.… before he has had an opportunity to face his accusers and defend himself against their charges.
labarō“receive”happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive4×, 3 shown
John 3:27… Iōannos kai legata; Ouk dunotō anthrōpos labarō oude henem ean mē ateiō dōorēntem …John replied, “A man can receive only what is given him from …
John 7:39… legata peri teu pneumeu heu mellale labarō tois pisteuarantois eis auton; oupō gar …… believed in Him were later to receive. For the Spirit had not yet …
Acts 20:35… legata Makariem atō mallon dōarō ē labarō.… more blessed to give than to receive.’ ”
labara“take”happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive22×, 4 shown
Matthew 5:40… si krinira kai ton chitōnon su labara, afiēkasar auto kai tem himatiem;… someone wants to sue you and take your tunic, let him have your …
Matthew 15:26… de apokrinirantos legata; Ouk atō kalem labara ton arton teiu tekneiu kai balara …… replied, “It is not right to take the children’s bread and toss it …
Matthew 16:5… mathētois eis tem peran epilathela artoin labara.… other side, the disciples forgot to take bread.
Matthew 21:34… toin douloin autou pros toin geōrgoin labara toin karpoin autou.… his servants to the tenants to collect his share of the fruit.
labarōntos“receives”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular masculine6×, 3 shown
Matthew 13:20… logon akouarōntos kai euthuos meta charau labarōntos auton,… hears the word and at once receives it with joy.
John 12:48tos athetarōntos min kai mē labarōntos teim rēmeim mu echatō ton krinarōnton …… who rejects Me and does not receive My words: The word that I …
John 13:20amēn amēn legamō vi, tos labarōntos an tinon pempameia min labatō, tos …Truly, truly, I tell you, whoever receives the one I send receives Me …
labarōntois“receive”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine5×, 3 shown
Matthew 17:24… eis Kafarnaoum proserchala tois teim didrachmeim labarōntois to Petro kai legala; Tos didaskalos …… they had arrived in Capernaum, the collectors of the two-drachma tax came to …
John 5:44… dunovō vis pisteuara, doxan para allēloiu labarōntois, kai tan doxan tan para tou …How can you believe if you accept glory from one another, yet do …
Romans 5:17… charitau kai tau dōreau tau dikaiosunau labarōntois en zōa basilali dia tou henou …… how much more will those who receive the abundance of grace and of …
laborōntos“taken”happening now · subjectpresent middle or passive participle nominative singular masculine1×
Hebrews 5:1“taken”Pantos gar archierevos ek anthrōpoiu laborōntos huper anthrōpoiu katastēotō teim pros ton …Every high priest is appointed from among men to represent them …
laborōntem“received”happening now · subjectpresent middle or passive participle direct singular neuter1×
1 Timothy 4:4… kalem, kai oudenem apoblētem meta eucharistiau laborōntem,… is good, and nothing that is received with thanksgiving should be rejected,
labarantos“took”happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculine40×, 4 shown
Matthew 13:31… basileias toiu ouranoiu kokko sinapieu, hon labarantos anthrōpos sperata en to agro autou;… a mustard seed that a man took and planted in his field.
Matthew 14:19… toin ochloin anaklinira epi tou chortou, labarantos toin pente artoin kai toin duo …… to sit down on the grass. Taking the five loaves and the two …
Matthew 17:27… tem stomem autou heuriskasi statēron; ekeinon labarantos dōasar autoi anti mu kai su.… you will find a four-drachma coin. Take it and give it to them …
Matthew 25:16poreuirantos tos teim pente talanteim labarantos ergazeta en autei kai kerdainata alloseim …The servant who had received the five talents went at once …
labarantas“took”happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular feminine6×, 3 shown
Matthew 13:33… tas basileias toiu ouranoiu zuma, han labarantas gunaikas enkruptata eis aleureu sateim treis …… is like leaven that a woman took and mixed into three measures of …
Luke 13:21homoias atō zuma, han labarantas gunaikas kruptata eis aleureu sateim treis …… is like leaven that a woman took and mixed into three measures of …
John 12:3tas oun Mariam labarantas litran mureu nardau pistikau polutimau aleifata …Then Mary took about a pint of expensive perfume …
labaranton“received”happened · objectaorist active participle accusative singular masculine1×
Luke 19:15“received”kai geneta en te epanerchara auton labaranton tan basileian kai legata fōnira auto …When he returned from procuring his kingship, he summoned the servants to …
labarantois“took”happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative plural masculine15×, 3 shown
Matthew 20:11“received”labarantois de gonguzale kata tou oikodespotou… to grumble against the landowner.
Matthew 21:35“took”kai labarantois tois geōrgois toin douloin autou hon …But the tenants seized his servants. They beat one, killed another …
Matthew 21:39“took”kai labarantois auton ekbalala exō tou ampelōnou kai …So they seized him and threw him out of the vineyard and killed him.
labarantais“took”happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative plural feminine2×
Matthew 25:1… basileias toiu ouranoiu deka parthenai, hotinais labarantais tain lampadain heautaiu exerchala eis hupantēsian …… will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to …
Matthew 25:3tais gar mōrais labarantais tain lampadain autaiu ouk labala meta …The foolish ones took their lamps but did not take …
labarantoin“received”happened · objectaorist active participle accusative plural masculine1×
Revelation 19:20“received”… enōpion auteu, en hei planata toin labarantoin tem charagmem teu thēreu kai toin …… who on its behalf had performed signs deceiving those who had the mark of the beast and worshiped its image. Both the beast and the false prophet …
labarēntos“received”has happened · subjectperfect active participle nominative singular masculine1×
Matthew 25:24… de kai tos tem henem talantem labarēntos legata; Kurior, gnōskama sin hoti sklēros …Finally, the servant who had received the one talent came and said …