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G2983λαμβάνωlambanō

to takePart of speech: Greek Verb

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Occurrences by book

  1. 57
  2. 21
  3. 22
  4. 46
  5. 30
  6. 9
  7. 12
  8. 6
  9. 3
  10. Ephesians: 0
  11. 2
  12. 1
  13. 1 Thessalonians: 0
  14. 2 Thessalonians: 0
  15. 1
  16. 1
  17. Titus: 0
  18. Philemon: 0
  19. 17
  20. 6
  21. 1
  22. 2
  23. 3
  24. 2
  25. 1
  26. Jude: 0
  27. 23

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266 occurrences in 251 verses

With their references and text in Bible in Basic English.

  1. Matthew 21:22

    And all things, whatever you make request for in prayer, having faith, you will get.

    λήμψεσθε. lēmpsesthe “you will receive.”

  2. Matthew 21:34

    And when the time for the fruit came near, he sent his servants to the workmen, to get the fruit.

    λαβεῖν labein “to receive”

  3. Matthew 21:35

    And the workmen made an attack on his servants, giving blows to one, putting another to death, and stoning another.

    λαβόντες labontes “having taken”

  4. Matthew 21:39

    And they took him and, driving him out of the vine-garden, put him to death.

    λαβόντες labontes “having taking”

  5. Matthew 22:15

    Then the Pharisees went and had a meeting to see how they might make use of his words to take him.

    ἔλαβον elabon “took”

  6. Matthew 23:14 (not in Bible in Basic English)

    λήψεσθε lēpsesthe “you will receive”

  7. Matthew 25:1

    Then the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins, the friends of the bride, who took their lights, and went out with the purpose of meeting the husband.

    λαβοῦσαι labousai “having taken”

  8. Matthew 25:3

    For the foolish, when they took their lights, took no oil with them.

    λαβοῦσαι labousai “having taken”ἔλαβον elabon “did take”

  9. Matthew 25:4

    But the wise took oil in their vessels with their lights.

    ἔλαβον elabon “took”

  10. Matthew 25:16

    Straight away he who had been given the five talents went and did trade with them, and made five more.

    λαβὼν labōn “having received”

  11. Matthew 25:18

    But he who was given the one went away and put it in a hole in the earth, and kept his lord's money in a secret place.

    λαβὼν labōn “having received”

  12. Matthew 25:20

    And he who had the five talents came with his other five talents, saying, Lord, you gave into my care five talents: see, I have got five more.

    λαβὼν labōn “having received”

  13. Matthew 25:22

    And he who had the two talents came and said, Lord, you gave into my care two talents: see, I have got two more.

    λαβὼν labōn “having taken”

  14. Matthew 25:24

    And he who had had the one talent came and said, Lord, I had knowledge that you are a hard man, getting in grain where you have not put seed, and making profits for which you have done no work:

    εἰληφὼς eilēphōs “having received”

  15. Matthew 26:26

    And when they were taking food, Jesus took bread and, after blessing it, he gave the broken bread to the disciples and said, Take it; this is my body.

    λαβὼν labōn “having taken”λάβετε labete “do take”

  16. Matthew 26:27

    And he took a cup and, having given praise, he gave it to them, saying,

    λαβὼν labōn “having taken”

  17. Matthew 26:52

    Then says Jesus to him, Put up your sword again into its place: for all those who take the sword will come to death by the sword.

    λαβόντες labontes “having taken”

  18. Matthew 27:1

    Now when it was morning, all the chief priests and those in authority took thought together with the purpose of putting Jesus to death.

    ἔλαβον elabon “took”

  19. Matthew 27:6

    And the chief priests took the silver and said, It is not right to put it in the Temple store for it is the price of blood.

    λαβόντες labontes “having taken”

  20. Matthew 27:7

    And they made a decision to get with the silver the potter's field, as a place for the dead of other countries.

    λαβόντες labontes “having taken”

  21. Matthew 27:9

    Then came true that which was said by Jeremiah the prophet, And they took the thirty bits of silver, the price of him who was valued by the children of Israel;

    ἔλαβον elabon “they took”

  22. Matthew 27:24

    So when Pilate saw that he was able to do nothing, but that trouble was working up, he took water and, washing his hands before the people, said, The blood of this upright man is not on my hands: you are responsible.

    λαβὼν labōn “having taken”

  23. Matthew 27:30

    And they put shame on him, and gave him blows on the head with the rod.

    ἔλαβον elabon “they took”

  24. Matthew 27:48

    And straight away one of them went quickly, and took a sponge, and made it full of bitter wine, and put it on a rod and gave him drink.

    λαβὼν labōn “having taken”

  25. Matthew 27:49

    And the rest said, Let him be; let us see if Elijah will come to his help.

    λαβὼν labōn “having taken”