verb

sumperilambamō

Greekσυμπεριλαμβάνω (sumperilambanō)

Strong’sG4843

I embrace completely

stem sumperilamb-once in the New Testament1 forms occur

Translated as

embracing1×

What it means

συν-περι-λαμβάνω (Rec. συμπ-),

1. to enclose (Ez 5:3 (צוּר) *).

2. to embrace: c. acc. pers., Ac 20:10.†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G4843 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidsoom-per-ee-lam-ban'-o

to take by enclosing altogether, i.e. earnestly throw the arms about one

Fromfrom G4862 and a compound of G4012 and G2983;

King Jamesembrace.

James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.

Forms in the New Testament

Form and the Greek behind it	What it is	Usually	Times
sumperilambaratosσυμπεριλαβὼν	happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculine	embracing	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, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	was happening imperfect	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect	had happened pluperfect
I 1st person singular	sumperilambamō	sumperilambame	sumperilambami	sumperilambama	sumperilambamē	sumperilambamelē
you 2nd person singular	sumperilambasō	sumperilambase	sumperilambasi	sumperilambasa	sumperilambasē	sumperilambaselē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	sumperilambatō	sumperilambate	sumperilambati	sumperilambata	sumperilambatē	sumperilambatelē
we 1st person plural	sumperilambanō	sumperilambane	sumperilambani	sumperilambana	sumperilambanē	sumperilambanelē
ye 2nd person plural	sumperilambavō	sumperilambave	sumperilambavi	sumperilambava	sumperilambavē	sumperilambavelē
they 3rd person plural	sumperilambalō	sumperilambale	sumperilambali	sumperilambala	sumperilambalē	sumperilambalelē

May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
I 1st person singular	sumperilambameiō	sumperilambameia	sumperilambameiē
you 2nd person singular	sumperilambaseiō	sumperilambaseia	sumperilambaseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	sumperilambateiō	sumperilambateia	sumperilambateiē
we 1st person plural	sumperilambaneiō	sumperilambaneia	sumperilambaneiē
ye 2nd person plural	sumperilambaveiō	sumperilambaveia	sumperilambaveiē
they 3rd person plural	sumperilambaleiō	sumperilambaleia	sumperilambaleiē

Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
you 2nd person singular	sumperilambasōr	sumperilambasar	sumperilambasēr
he/she/it 3rd person singular	sumperilambatōr	sumperilambatar	sumperilambatēr
ye 2nd person plural	sumperilambavōr	sumperilambavar	sumperilambavēr
they 3rd person plural	sumperilambalōr	sumperilambalar	sumperilambalēr

Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist
I 1st person singular	sumperilambamoiō	sumperilambamoia
you 2nd person singular	sumperilambasoiō	sumperilambasoia
he/she/it 3rd person singular	sumperilambatoiō	sumperilambatoia
we 1st person plural	sumperilambanoiō	sumperilambanoia
ye 2nd person plural	sumperilambavoiō	sumperilambavoia
they 3rd person plural	sumperilambaloiō	sumperilambaloia

The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences

Who is acting voice	happening now present	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect
the subject acts active voice	sumperilambarō	sumperilambari	sumperilambara	sumperilambarē

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	sumperilambarōtos	sumperilambaritos	sumperilambaratos1×συμπεριλαβὼν	sumperilambarētos

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

sumperilambstem+aeiwho is acting voice+mstnvl—who person+—eiroistatement, command, wish mood+ōeiaēelēwhen tense+—tthen it declines+—ogender+—sits job in the sentence case

sumperilamb 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

1 occurrence, every one of them listed

sumperilambaratos“embracing”happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculine1×

Acts 20:10“embracing”katabainaratos de tos Paulos epipiptata auto kai sumperilambaratos legata; Mē thorubivōr, tas gar psuchas autou en auto atō.But Paul went down, threw himself on the young man, and embraced him. “Do not be alarmed!” he said. “He is still alive!”