Greek · Strong's G2638 · Verb
καταλαμβάνω
katalambanō
to grasp
15times used
14verses
8books
How it's translated
- may grasp2
- having grasped2
- it may grasp1
- grasped it1
- having been grasped1
- was grasped1
- i grasped1
- have grasped1
Definition
κατα-λαμβάνω
[in LXX for נָשַׂג hi., לָכַד, etc. ;]
1. to lap hold of, seize, appropriate: Mrk.9:18; with accusative of thing(s), 1Co.9:24, Php.3:12-13
2. to overtake: as carrel, of διώκω (Field, Notes, 158 f.), Rom.9:30; ἡ ἡμέρα, 1Th.5:4; of evils, Jhn.1:5 12:35 (cf. 617 T); hence, to surprise, discover: Jhn.8:3-4],
3. Of mental action, to apprehend, comprehend; so mid., in NT (M, Pr., 158): Eph.3:18; before ὅτι, Act.4:13 10:34; with accusative and inf., Act.25:25 (MM, Exp., xv).†
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Where it appears
- John4
- Acts3
- Philippians2
- Mark1
- Romans1
- 1 Corinthians1
- Ephesians1
- 1 Thessalonians1
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