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ἐπιλαμβάνομαι

Definition and meaning

epilambanomai (ep-ee-lam-ban'-om-ai) v. 1. to seize (for help, injury, attainment, or any other purpose) {literally or figuratively} [middle voice from G1909 and G2983] KJV: catch, lay hold (up-)on, take (by, hold of, on) Root(s): G1909, G2983

Tagged KJV passages

18 matching verses - 20.0 tagged occurrences

Highlighted words carry the exact Strong's tag in the installed KJV text. A verse may contain more than one occurrence. These are tagged English renderings, not independently verified original-language token counts.

Matthew 14:31

And immediately Jesus stretched forth his hand, and caught him, and said unto him, O thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt?

Matched English: caught
Mark 8:23

And he took the blind man by the hand, and led him out of the town; and when he had spit on his eyes, and put his hands upon him, he asked him if he saw ought.

Matched English: took
Luke 9:47

And Jesus, perceiving the thought of their heart, took a child, and set him by him,

Matched English: took
Luke 14:4

And they held their peace. And he took him, and healed him, and let him go;

Matched English: took
Luke 20:20

And they watched him, and sent forth spies, which should feign themselves just men, that they might take hold of his words, that so they might deliver him unto the power and authority of the governor.

Matched English: hold
Luke 20:26

And they could not take hold of his words before the people: and they marvelled at his answer, and held their peace.

Matched English: hold
Luke 23:26

And as they led him away, they laid hold upon one Simon, a Cyrenian, coming out of the country, and on him they laid the cross, that he might bear it after Jesus.

Matched English: upon
Acts 9:27

But Barnabas took him, and brought him to the apostles, and declared unto them how he had seen the Lord in the way, and that he had spoken to him, and how he had preached boldly at Damascus in the name of Jesus.

Matched English: took
Acts 16:19

And when her masters saw that the hope of their gains was gone, they caught Paul and Silas, and drew them into the marketplace unto the rulers,

Matched English: caught
Acts 17:19

And they took him, and brought him unto Areopagus, saying, May we know what this new doctrine, whereof thou speakest, is?

Matched English: took
Acts 18:17

Then all the Greeks took Sosthenes, the chief ruler of the synagogue, and beat him before the judgment seat. And Gallio cared for none of those things.

Matched English: took
Acts 21:30

And all the city was moved, and the people ran together: and they took Paul, and drew him out of the temple: and forthwith the doors were shut.

Matched English: took
Acts 21:33

Then the chief captain came near, and took him, and commanded him to be bound with two chains; and demanded who he was, and what he had done.

Matched English: took
Acts 23:19

Then the chief captain took him by the hand, and went with him aside privately, and asked him, What is that thou hast to tell me?

Matched English: took
1 Timothy 6:12

Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses.

Matched English: on
1 Timothy 6:19

Laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life.

Matched English: on
Hebrews 2:16

For verily he took not on him the nature of angels; but he took on him the seed of Abraham.

Matched English: took, on, on
Hebrews 8:9

Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt; because they continued not in my covenant, and I regarded them not, saith the Lord.

Matched English: took