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To get back

ἀπολαμβάνωStrong’s G0618

apolambanō

Appears in 10 verses of the New Testament

In short

Apolambanō is the Greek word usually translated “having taken away”, “may receive” and “has received”. It appears in 10 verses of the New Testament.

“Look to yourselves, that we lose not those things which we have wrought, but that we receive a full reward.”
2 John 1:8 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “having taken away”, “may receive” and “has received”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • having taken away 1
  • they may receive 1
  • he has received 1
  • you did fully receive 1
  • may receive back 1
  • we are receiving 1
  • receiving 1
  • we may receive 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Luke 5
  • Mark 1
  • Romans 1
  • Galatians 1
  • Colossians 1
  • 2 John 1

6 books in all.

Explore in Scripture
Greek dictionary

ἀπολαμβάνω apolambanō · to get back

ἀπο-λαμβάνω [in LXX: Num.34:14 (לָקַח (Deu.25:5 A, Isa.5:17, 2Ma.4:46 2Mac 6:21 2Mac 8:6, 4Ma.18:23 * ;] 1. to receive from another; absol., to receive as one's due: Luk.16:25 18:30 (seel. λάβῃ) Luk.23:41, Rom.1:27, Gal.4:5, Col.3:24, 2Jn.8. 2. to receive back: Luk.6:34 15:27. 3. to take apart or aside: Mrk.7:33 (cf. use in π. of the recluses of the Serapeum; MM, see word).† (AS)

From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

How the English word “receiving” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

RECE'IVING, participle present

tense Taking; accepting; admitting; embracing; believing; entertaining.

    Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.

    Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.