To seize/conceive/help
συλλαμβάνωStrong’s G4815sullambanō
Appears in 16 verses of the New Testament
In short
Sullambanō is the Greek word usually translated “capture”, “having seized” and “conceived”. It appears in 16 verses of the New Testament.
“In that same hour said Jesus to the multitudes, Are ye come out as against a thief with swords and staves for to take me? I sat daily with you teaching in the temple, and ye laid no hold on me.”
Meaning
Usually translated “capture”, “having seized” and “conceived”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- to capture 2
- having seized 2
- conceived 1
- you will conceive 1
- has conceived 1
- conceiving 1
- to help 1
- they had taken 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Luke 7
- Acts 4
- Matthew 1
- Mark 1
- John 1
- Philippians 1
7 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Mark 14:48And Jesus answered and said unto them, Are ye come out, as against a thief, with swords and with staves to take me?
- Luke 1:24And after those days his wife Elisabeth conceived, and hid herself five months, saying,
- Luke 1:31And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS.
- Luke 1:36And, behold, thy cousin Elisabeth, she hath also conceived a son in her old age: and this is the sixth month with her, who was called barren.
- Luke 2:21And when eight days were accomplished for the circumcising of the child, his name was called JESUS, which was so named of the angel before he was conceived in the womb.
- Luke 5:7And they beckoned unto their partners, which were in the other ship, that they should come and help them. And they came, and filled both the ships, so that they began to sink.
Greek dictionary
συλλαμβάνω sullambanō · to seize/conceive/help
συλ-λαμβάνω [in LXX for תָּפַשׂ, הָרָה, etc. ;] 1. with accusative, to bring together, collect. 2. to seize, take: with accusative of person(s), as a prisoner, Mat.26:55, Mrk.14:48, Luk.22:54, Jhn.18:12, Act.1:16 12:3; pass., Act.23:27; mid., in sense of act., Act.26:21; σ. ἄγραν ἰχθύων, Luk.5:9. 3. C. dative of person(s), to take part with, assist, succour; mid., in same sense: Luk.5:7, Php.4:3. 4. Of a woman, to conceive: absol., Luk.1:24; before ἐν γαστρί, Luk.1:31; with accusative, Luk.1:36; ib. before ἐν τ. κοιλίᾳ, Luk.2:21; metaphorically, of lust producing sin, Jas.1:15.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “capture” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
CAPTURE, noun
- In a general sense, the act of taking or seizing; as the capture of an enemy, of a ship, or of booty, by force, surprise or stratagem.
- The thing taken; a prize; prey taken by force, surprise or stratagem.
- Seizure; arrest as the capture of a criminal or debtor.
All definitions and other forms of “capture”
CAPTURE, verb transitive
To take or seize by force, surprise or stratagem, as an enemy or his property; to take by force under the authority of a commission; as to capture a ship.
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.