To grasp
καταλαμβάνωStrong’s G2638katalambanō
Appears in 14 verses of the New Testament
In short
Katalambanō is the Greek word usually translated “may grasp”, “having grasped” and “it may grasp”. It appears in 14 verses of the New Testament.
“And wheresoever he taketh him, he teareth him: and he foameth, and gnasheth with his teeth, and pineth away: and I spake to thy disciples that they should cast him out; and they could not.”
Meaning
Usually translated “may grasp”, “having grasped” and “it may grasp”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- may grasp 2
- having grasped 2
- it may grasp 1
- grasped 1
- having been grasped 1
- was grasped 1
- i grasped 1
- have grasped 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- John 4
- Acts 3
- Philippians 2
- Mark 1
- Romans 1
- 1 Corinthians 1
8 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- John 1:5And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.
- John 8:3And the scribes and Pharisees brought unto him a woman taken in adultery; and when they had set her in the midst,
- John 8:4They say unto him, Master, this woman was taken in adultery, in the very act.
- John 12:35Then Jesus said unto them, Yet a little while is the light with you. Walk while ye have the light, lest darkness come upon you: for he that walketh in darkness knoweth not whither he goeth.
- Acts 4:13Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were unlearned and ignorant men, they marvelled; and they took knowledge of them, that they had been with Jesus.
- Acts 10:34Then Peter opened his mouth, and said, Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons:
Greek dictionary
καταλαμβάνω katalambanō · to grasp
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).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “grasp” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
GR'ASP, verb transitive
To seize and hold by clasping or embracing with the fingers or arms. We say, to grasp with the hand, or with the arms.
- To catch; to seize; to lay hold of; to take possession of.
All definitions and other forms of “grasp”
GR'ASP, verb intransitive
To catch or seize; to gripe.
- To struggle; to strive. [Not in use.]
- To encroach.
GR'ASP, noun
The gripe or seizure of the hand. This seems to be its proper sense; but it denotes also a seizure by embrace, or infolding in the arms.
- Possession; hold.
- Reach of the arms; and figuratively, the power of seizing.
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.