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To embrace

ἐναγκαλίζομαιStrong’s G1723

enagkalizomai

Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament

In short

Enagkalizomai is the Greek word usually translated “having taken in arms” and “having embraced”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.

“And he took a child, and set him in the midst of them: and when he had taken him in his arms, he said unto them,”
Mark 9:36 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “having taken in arms” and “having embraced”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • having taken in arms 1
  • having embraced 1

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

Where it's used most
  • Mark 2

1 book in all.

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Greek dictionary

ἐναγκαλίζομαι enagkalizomai · to embrace

ἐν-αγκαλίζομαι (ἀγκάλη), [in LXX for חִבֻּק pi., Pro.6:10 24:33 * ;] to take into one's arms: Mrk.9:36 10:16.† (AS)

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

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

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

EMBRA'CE, verb transitive

  1. To take, clasp or inclose in the arms; to press to the bosom, in token of affection.“Paul called to him the disciples and embraced them” Acts 20:1
  2. To seize eagerly; to lay hold on; to receive or take with willingness that which is offered; as, to embrace the christian religion; to embrace the opportunity of doing a favor.
  3. To comprehend; to include or take in; as, natural philosophy embraces many sciences.
  4. To comprise; to inclose; to encompass; to contain; to encircle.
All definitions and other forms of “embrace”
  1. To receive; to admit.
  2. To find; to take; to accept.
  3. To have carnal intercourse with.
  4. To put on.
  5. To attempt to influence a jury corruptly.

EMBRA'CE, verb intransitive

To join in an embrace

    EMBRA'CE, noun

    Inclosure or clasp with the arms; pressure to the bosom with the arms.

    1. Reception of one thing into another.
    2. Sexual intercourse; conjugal endearment.

    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.