Greek - English Dictionary
G1949 - Hold
| Strong's No.: | G1949 |
| Greek: | ἐπιλαμβάνομαι |
| Transliteration: | epilambanomai |
| Phonetic: | ep-ee-lam-ban'-om-ahee |
| Word Origin: | Middle voice from G1909 and G2983 |
| Bible Usage: | catch lay hold (up-) on take (by hold of on). |
| Part of Speech: | Verb |
| Strongs Definition: | to seize (for help injury attainment or any other purpose; literally or figuratively) |
| Thayers Definition: | 1. to take in addition, to lay hold of, take possession of, overtake, attain, attain to a. to lay hold of or to seize upon anything with the hands, to take hold of, lay hold of b. metaph. to rescue one from peril, to help, succour |
| Bible References:
Hold |
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| Translation Occurrences: |
caught ( 2 )
hold ( 2 )
on ( 4 )
took ( 10 )
upon ( 1 )
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Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.