lambanō · take, receive

What it means

lambanō (λαμβάνω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “take, receive”.

How to say it

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

1. To grasp something in the hand, or take it from someone.
2. To be given something, like the Spirit.
3. To welcome someone into your home.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

Word study

Take, receive. The context decides whether someone takes something himself or receives it from another. From it is formed παραλαμβάνω, take along, receive (G3880).

• To take in the hands: “took bread” Matthew 26:26
• To receive a person John 1:12
• To receive what one asks for Matthew 7:8
• To receive the Holy Spirit, to receive power John 20:22Acts 1:8
• “Freely you received” Matthew 10:8

How we translate it

“Receive” 63 times, “received” 47, “took” 43, “take” 34, “taking” 24. It is translated “take” when someone takes hold of something and “receive” when it is given to him.

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• receive ×63
• received ×47
• took ×43
• take ×34
• taking ×24
• receives ×16
• receiving ×6
• taken ×6
• takes ×4
• seized ×3
• others ×12

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Matthew×54
• Mark×20
• Luke×21
• John×45
• Acts×29
• Romans×9
• 1 Corinthians×11
• 2 Corinthians×6
• Galatians×3
• Philippians×2
• Colossians×1
• 1 Timothy×1
• 2 Timothy×1
• Hebrews×17
• James×6
• 1 Peter×1
• 2 Peter×2
• 1 John×3
• 2 John×2
• 3 John×1
• Revelation×23

• Matthew 5:40

  And to the one who wants to go to court with you and take your tunic, let him have your cloak too.

• Matthew 7:8

  For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened.

• Matthew 8:17

  so that what was spoken through Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled, when he says, “He himself took our weaknesses and carried our diseases.”

• Matthew 10:8

  Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse lepers, drive out demons. Freely you received; freely give.

• Matthew 10:38

  And whoever does not take his cross and follow after me is not worthy of me.

• Matthew 10:41

  The one who receives a prophet because he is a prophet will receive a prophet’s reward, and the one who receives a righteous man because he is righteous will receive a righteous man’s reward.

• Matthew 12:14

  But the Pharisees went out and took counsel against him, how they might destroy him.

• Matthew 13:20

  And the one sown on the rocky ground, this is the one who hears the word and at once receives it with joy;

• Matthew 13:31

  He put before them another parable, saying, “The kingdom of heaven is like a grain of mustard, which a man took and sowed in his field;

• Matthew 13:33

  He told them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like yeast that a woman took and hid in three measures of flour until all of it was leavened.”

• Matthew 14:19

  And ordering the crowds to sit down on the grass, taking the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, he blessed; and breaking them, he gave the loaves to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowds.

• Matthew 15:26

  But he answered and said, “It is not good to take the children’s bread and throw it to the little dogs.”

• Matthew 15:36

  he took the seven loaves and the fish, and having given thanks he broke them and was giving them to the disciples, and the disciples to the crowds.

• Matthew 16:5

  And when the disciples came to the other side, they had forgotten to take bread.

• Matthew 16:7

  And they were discussing among themselves, saying, “We did not take bread.”

• Matthew 16:8

  But Jesus, knowing it, said, “Why are you discussing among yourselves, you of little faith, that you did not take bread?

• Matthew 16:9

  Do you not yet understand, nor remember the five loaves of the five thousand and how many baskets you took up?

• Matthew 16:10

  Nor the seven loaves of the four thousand and how many large baskets you took up?

• Matthew 17:24

  Now when they came to Capernaum, those who collected the two-drachma tax came to Peter and said, “Does your teacher not pay the two-drachma tax?”

• Matthew 17:25

  He says, “Yes.” And when he came into the house, Jesus spoke first to him, saying, “What do you think, Simon? From whom do the kings of the earth take tolls or tribute? From their sons or from strangers?”

• Matthew 17:27

  But so that we do not cause them to stumble, go to the sea, cast a hook, and take the first fish that comes up; and when you open its mouth, you will find a stater. Take that and give it to them for me and you.”

• Matthew 19:29

  And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or fields for the sake of my name will receive a hundred times as much and will inherit eternal life.

• Matthew 20:9

  And when those hired about the eleventh hour came, they received a denarius each.

• Matthew 20:10

  And when the first came, they thought that they would receive more; and they also received the denarius each.

• Matthew 20:11

  And when they received it, they were grumbling against the master of the house,

• Matthew 21:22

  And everything that you ask for in prayer, believing, you will receive.”

• Matthew 21:34

  And when the season of fruit drew near, he sent his slaves to the tenant farmers to receive his fruit.

• Matthew 21:35

  And the tenant farmers took his slaves and one they beat, another they killed, another they stoned.

• Matthew 21:39

  And they took him and threw him out of the vineyard and killed him.

• Matthew 22:15

  Then the Pharisees went and took counsel how they might trap him in his words.

• Matthew 25:1

  “Then the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who, taking their lamps, went out to meet the bridegroom.

• Matthew 25:3

  For the foolish, taking their lamps, did not take oil with them;

• Matthew 25:4

  but the wise took oil in flasks with their lamps.

• Matthew 25:16

  the one who had received the five talents went and worked with them and gained another five.

• Matthew 25:18

  But the one who had received the one went away, dug in the ground, and hid his master’s money.

• Matthew 25:20

  And the one who had received the five talents came up and brought another five talents, saying, ‘Master, you handed over to me five talents; look, I have gained another five talents.’

• Matthew 25:24

  And the one who had received the one talent also came up and said, ‘Master, I knew you, that you are a hard man, reaping where you did not sow and gathering where you did not scatter;

• Matthew 26:26

  And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessing, he broke it and giving it to the disciples, he said, “Take, eat; this is my body.”

• Matthew 26:27

  And taking a cup and giving thanks, he gave it to them, saying, “Drink from it, all of you,

• Matthew 26:52

  Then Jesus says to him, “Put your sword back into its place, for all who take the sword will perish by the sword.

And 218 more times.