verb
proslabomō
Strong’sG4355
I take to myself, welcome
stem proslab-12 times in the New Testamentin 5 of 27 books6 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
To take or receive for oneself, used in the New Testament of food: to take some food, i.e. to eat 124.
To take to oneself, receive, welcome a person — used of admitting someone into one's company, friendship, or hospitality 124, for example welcoming a fellow believer or receiving someone as a guest or companion 1.
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
προσ-λαμβάνω,
[in LXX: Ps 117 (18):16 (משׁה hi.), Ps 72 (73):24 (לקח), etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4355 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
future -λήψομαιRefs 5th c.BC+: aorist προσέλᾰβον Refs: perfect -είληφαRefs, Ionic dialect -λελάβηκαRefs 4th c.AD+:—take or receive besides or in addition, get over and above, ἄρτον προσέλαβε (i.e. τῷ ὄψῳ) Refs 5th c.BC+[same place]; πρὸς τοῖς παροῦσιν ἄλλα [κακά] Refs 5th c.BC+; μισθόνRefs 5th c.BC+; παιδεύματα [Refs 5th c.BC+: absolutely, make gains, Refs 4th c.BC+; make progress, Refs 4th c.AD+ —passive, τὸ προσειλημμένον what has been gained, opposed to τὸ ἀπολειπόμενον, Refs 1st c.AD+
2 take in, add an area to a building site, Refs 3rd c.BC+; προσλαβών, plus, opposed to λιπών, minus, Refs 3rd c.BC+
2.b προσλαβών, multiplied by.. , Refs 3rd c.BC+ —passive, κοινοῦ -ληφθέντος λόγου if the ratio be multiplied into both, Refs 3rd c.AD+
2.c in Music, ὁ προσλαμβανόμενος [τόνος] the added note at the bottom of the scale, Refs 1st c.AD+
3 with accusative person, take to oneself as one's helper or partner, κῆδος καινὸν καὶ ξυνασπιστὰς φίλους Refs 5th c.BC+; π. ἀδελφοὺς τοῖς παισί, by a second marriage, Refs 5th c.BC+:—middle, πόλεις προσλαβέσθαι Refs 2nd c.BC+; π. τινὰ συνεργόν, κοινωνόν, Refs 2nd c.BC+; of admitting into the army, π. τὸν.. μου ἀδελφὸν.. εἰς τὴν Δεξειλάου σημέαν Refs 2nd c.BC+; προσλαβέσθαι γνώμην τινός get his vote besides, Refs 2nd c.BC+:—passive, -ληφθέντες εἰς τὴν κατοικίαν admitted, enrolled, Refs 2nd c.BC+
3.b middle, appropriate neighbouring land, π. τῇ ἑαυτοῦ οἰκίᾳ ψιλοὺς τόπους Refs 1st c.BC+
4 in Logic, add by apposition, ὅρους Refs 4th c.BC+; assume as minor premiss, Refs 1st c.AD+; compare πρόσληψις.
5 borrow, τι κερμάτιον Refs 4th c.BC+
II take hold of, με π. κουφίσας Refs 5th c.BC+; π. τὸν ἀγωγέα βραχύτερον shorten the rein, Refs 5th c.BC+:—middle, take hold of, with genitive, Refs 5th c.BC+
II.2 fasten, Refs 5th c.BC+; καταδεῖν καὶ π. variant in Refs 4th c.BC+ —passive, δεσμοῖς π. Refs 4th c.BC+; to be enveloped, Refs 2nd c.AD+
II.3 lend a hand, help, Refs 5th c.BC+help, assist, Refs 5th c.BC+; τῆς ἀποκρίσεως ὑμῖν.. π. help you to find an answer, Refs 5th c.BC+; οἱ ποταμοὶ π. τῇ θαλάττῃ co-operate with.. , Refs 1st c.BC+ —middle, προσελάβετο τοῦ πάθεος he was partly the author of what befell, conjecture for -εβάλετο in Refs 5th c.BC+ — passive, π. ὑπό τινος to be aided by.. , Refs 2nd c.AD+
III προσείληφασιν have learnt, believe, ὅτι.. falsa lectio for{προσυπ-} in Refs 1st 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| proslabetaπροσελάβετο | happened · he/she/itaorist middle indicative 3rd person singular | accepted | 2× |
| proslabelaπροσελάβοντο | happened · theyaorist middle indicative 3rd person plural | took | 3× |
| proslabovōrπροσλαμβάνεσθε | happening now · yepresent middle or passive imperative 2nd person plural | accept | 2× |
| proslabesarπροσλαβοῦ | happened · youaorist middle imperative 2nd person singular | welcome | 1× |
| proslaberantosπροσλαβόμενος | happened · subjectaorist middle participle nominative singular masculine | took … aside | 2× |
| proslaberantoisπροσλαβόμενοι | happened · subjectaorist middle participle nominative plural masculine | eaten | 2× |
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, 5 occurrences
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 | proslabomō | proslabome | proslabomē | proslabomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | proslabosō | proslabose | proslabosē | proslaboselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | proslabotō | proslabote | proslabotē | proslabotelē |
| we 1st person plural | proslabonō | proslabone | proslabonē | proslabonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | proslabovō | proslabove | proslabovē | proslabovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | proslabolō | proslabole | proslabolē | proslabolelē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | proslabemi | proslabema |
| you 2nd person singular | proslabesi | proslabesa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | proslabeti | proslabeta2×προσελάβετο |
| we 1st person plural | proslabeni | proslabena |
| ye 2nd person plural | proslabevi | proslabeva |
| they 3rd person plural | proslabeli | proslabela3×προσελάβοντο |
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 | proslabomeiō | proslabomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | proslaboseiō | proslaboseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | proslaboteiō | proslaboteiē |
| we 1st person plural | proslaboneiō | proslaboneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | proslaboveiō | proslaboveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | proslaboleiō | proslaboleiē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | proslabemeia |
| you 2nd person singular | proslabeseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | proslabeteia |
| we 1st person plural | proslabeneia |
| ye 2nd person plural | proslabeveia |
| they 3rd person plural | proslabeleia |
Commands — imperative mood, 3 occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | proslabosōr | proslabosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | proslabotōr | proslabotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | proslabovōr2×προσλαμβάνεσθε | proslabovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | proslabolōr | proslabolēr |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | proslabesar1×προσλαβοῦ |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | proslabetar |
| ye 2nd person plural | proslabevar |
| they 3rd person plural | proslabelar |
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 | proslabomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | proslabosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | proslabotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | proslabonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | proslabovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | proslaboloiō |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | proslabemoia |
| you 2nd person singular | proslabesoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | proslabetoia |
| we 1st person plural | proslabenoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | proslabevoia |
| they 3rd person plural | proslabeloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| 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 | proslaborō | proslaborē | ||
| acts on or for itself middle voice | proslaberi | proslabera |
Used as an adjective — participle, 4 occurrences
| 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 | proslaborōntos | proslaborēntos | ||
| acts on or for itself middle voice | proslaberintos | proslaberantos4×προσλαβόμενος |
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
proslab 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.
12 occurrences, every one of them listed
proslabeta“accepted”happened · he/she/itaorist middle indicative 3rd person singular2×
Romans 14:3… mē krinatōr, tos theos gar auton proslabeta.… one who does, for God has accepted him.
Romans 15:7… proslabovōr allēloin, kathōs kai tos Christos proslabeta vin, eis doxan tou theou.… one another, then, just as Christ accepted you, in order to bring glory …
proslabela“took”happened · theyaorist middle indicative 3rd person plural3×
Acts 18:26… akouarantois de autou Priskillas kai Akulos proslabela auton kai akribesterem auto ektithela tan …… Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they took him aside and explained to him the way …
Acts 27:36euthumois de generantois pantois kai autois proslabela trofēau.They were all encouraged and took some food themselves.
Acts 28:2… tucharantan filanthrōpian ni, haptarantois gar puran proslabela pantoin nin dia ton hueton ton …… kindness. They kindled a fire and welcomed all of us because it was …
proslabovōr“accept”happening now · yepresent middle or passive imperative 2nd person plural2×
Romans 14:1Ton de asthenarōnton ta pistia proslabovōr, mē eis diakrisiain dialogismoiu.Accept him whose faith is weak, without …
Romans 15:7Dio proslabovōr allēloin, kathōs kai tos Christos proslabeta …Accept one another, then, just as Christ …
proslabesar“welcome”happened · youaorist middle imperative 2nd person singular1×
Philemon 1:17“welcome”Ei oun min echasō koinōnon, proslabesar auton hōs min.So if you consider me a partner, receive him as you would receive me.
proslaberantos“took … aside”happened · subjectaorist middle participle nominative singular masculine2×
Matthew 16:22kai proslaberantos auton tos Petros archeta epitimarō auto …Peter took Him aside and began to rebuke Him. “Far …
Mark 8:32kai parrēsia ton logon lalate. kai proslaberantos tos Petros auton archeta epitimarō auto.… this message quite frankly, and Peter took Him aside and began to rebuke Him.
proslaberantois“eaten”happened · subjectaorist middle participle nominative plural masculine2×
Acts 17:5“taking along”zēlarantois de tois Ioudaiois kai proslaberantois toiu agoraioiu androin tinoin ponēroin kai …The Jews, however, became jealous. So they brought in some troublemakers from the marketplace, formed a mob, and sent the city into an uproar. They raided Jason’s house in search of Paul and Silas, hoping …
Acts 27:33“eaten”… sēmeron hēmeran prosdokarōntois asitois diatelavō, mēdenem proslaberantois;… to eat: “Today is your fourteenth day in constant …