ἐναγκαλίζομαι
enankalizomai · take in one's arms
Greek word · Strong’s number G1723 · appears 2 times in the Bible
What is the Strong number?
Strong’s number identifies this word: use it to find the same word in other study tools.What it means
enankalizomai (ἐναγκαλίζομαι) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “take in one's arms”.
Embrace.
How to say it
e·nan·ka·li·zo·mai
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- To hold close to one's chest.
From Abbott-Smith (1922)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- taking it in his arms ×1
- taking them in his arms ×1
Related words
Comes from
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Mark 9:36
And taking a child, he set it in the middle of them; and taking it in his arms, he said to them,
- Mark 10:16
And taking them in his arms, he was blessing them, laying his hands on them.