paralambanō · take, receive

What it means

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

Receive, take along; take a wife into one's home.

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 take someone along, into one's care or company.
2. To accept what another hands over: a teaching, a person.

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

Word study

To take along, to bring with oneself; and to receive what another hands on, above all a teaching. It is a compound of λαμβάνω, ‘take, receive’ (G2983).

• Jesus “takes along” some disciples Matthew 17:1Mark 14:33Luke 9:28
• Joseph takes Mary, his wife, to himself Matthew 1:20Matthew 1:24
• “His own people did not receive him” John 1:11Colossians 2:6
• Receiving what is handed on 1 Corinthians 11:231 Corinthians 15:31 Thessalonians 4:1
• “One is taken and one is left” Matthew 24:40Luke 17:34

How we translate it

“Received” 11 times when it is a teaching or a person who is welcomed (“what I also received”, 1 Corinthians 15:3); “took”, “take”, “taking” or “takes along” when someone brings others with him (Matthew 17:1). In Matthew 1:20 it is rendered “to take to yourself Mary as your wife”; in John 14:3, “will take you to myself”. The text of Matthew 24 and Luke 17 is left as it is: “one is taken”, “will be taken”.

How it is translated

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

• received ×11
• took ×9
• take ×7
• taking ×7
• taken ×4
• takes ×4
• takes along ×4
• receive ×2
• since we are receiving ×1

Related words

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

Where it appears

• Matthew×16
• Mark×6
• Luke×6
• John×3
• Acts×6
• 1 Corinthians×3
• Galatians×2
• Philippians×1
• Colossians×2
• 1 Thessalonians×2
• 2 Thessalonians×1
• Hebrews×1

• Matthew 1:20

  And as he was considering these things, look, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take to yourself Mary as your wife, for what has been conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.

• Matthew 1:24

  And Joseph, rising from sleep, did as the angel of the Lord had commanded him, and took to himself his wife;

• Matthew 2:13

  And when they had withdrawn, look, an angel of the Lord appears in a dream to Joseph, saying, “Get up, take the child and his mother, and flee to Egypt, and stay there until I tell you; for Herod is about to search for the child to destroy him.”

• Matthew 2:14

  And he got up, took the child and his mother by night, and withdrew to Egypt,

• Matthew 2:20

  saying, “Get up, take the child and his mother, and go to the land of Israel, for those who were seeking the child’s life have died.”

• Matthew 2:21

  And he got up, took the child and his mother, and went into the land of Israel.

• Matthew 4:5

  Then the devil takes him into the holy city and stood him on the pinnacle of the temple,

• Matthew 4:8

  Again the devil takes him to a very high mountain and shows him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory,

• Matthew 12:45

  Then it goes and takes with it seven other spirits more evil than itself, and they go in and live there; and the last state of that man becomes worse than the first. So it will be also with this evil generation.”

• Matthew 17:1

  And after six days Jesus takes along Peter and James and John his brother, and leads them up onto a high mountain by themselves.

• Matthew 18:16

  But if he does not listen, take with you one or two more, so that by the mouth of two witnesses or three every word may be established.

• Matthew 20:17

  And as Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, he took the twelve disciples aside, and on the way he said to them,

• Matthew 24:40

  Then two will be in the field; one is taken and one is left.

• Matthew 24:41

  Two women grinding at the mill; one is taken and one is left.

• Matthew 26:37

  And taking along Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, he began to be grieved and distressed.

• Matthew 27:27

  Then the soldiers of the governor, taking Jesus into the praetorium, gathered the whole cohort around him.

• Mark 4:36

  And leaving the crowd, they take him along, just as he was, in the boat; and other boats were with him.

• Mark 5:40

  And they were laughing at him. But he, having put them all out, takes along the child’s father and mother and those with him, and goes in where the child was.

• Mark 7:4

  and when they come from the marketplace, they do not eat unless they immerse themselves; and there are many other things that they have received to hold to, immersions of cups and pitchers and copper pots and dining couches.)

• Mark 9:2

  And after six days Jesus takes along Peter and James and John, and leads them up onto a high mountain by themselves alone. And he was transfigured before them,

• Mark 10:32

  And they were on the way, going up to Jerusalem, and Jesus was going ahead of them; and they were amazed, and those who followed were afraid. And taking the Twelve aside again, he began to tell them the things that were going to happen to him:

• Mark 14:33

  And he takes Peter and James and John with him, and he began to be greatly distressed and troubled.

• Luke 9:10

  And when the apostles returned, they described to him all that they had done. And taking them along, he withdrew privately to a city called Bethsaida.

• Luke 9:28

  Now it happened, about eight days after these words, that taking along Peter and John and James, he went up onto the mountain to pray.

• Luke 11:26

  Then it goes and takes along seven other spirits more evil than itself, and they go in and live there; and the last state of that person becomes worse than the first.”

• Luke 17:34

  I tell you, on this night there will be two on one bed; the one will be taken and the other will be left.

• Luke 17:35

  There will be two women grinding together; the one will be taken but the other will be left.”

• Luke 18:31

  And taking aside the twelve, he said to them, “Look, we are going up to Jerusalem, and everything written through the prophets about the Son of Man will be accomplished.

• John 1:11

  He came to what was his own, and his own people did not receive him.

• John 14:3

  And if I go and prepare a place for you, I am coming again and will take you to myself, so that where I am you also may be.

• John 19:16

  So then he handed him over to them to be crucified. So they took Jesus;

• Acts 15:39

  And there arose a sharp disagreement, so that they separated from each other, and Barnabas, taking along Mark, sailed away to Cyprus.

• Acts 16:33

  And he took them in that hour of the night and washed them from their wounds, and he and all his family were immersed immediately.

• Acts 21:24

  Take these men, purify yourself with them, and pay the expenses for them so that they may shave their head, and all will know that there is nothing in what they have been told about you, but that you yourself also walk in order, keeping the law.

• Acts 21:26

  Then Paul took the men, and on the next day, having purified himself with them, he went into the temple, announcing the completion of the days of purification until the offering was presented for each of them.

• Acts 21:32

  He at once took soldiers and centurions and ran down to them; and when they saw the commander and the soldiers, they stopped beating Paul.

• Acts 23:18

  So he took him and brought him to the commander and says, “The prisoner Paul called me and asked me to bring this young man to you, since he has something to say to you.”

• 1 Corinthians 11:23

  For I received from the Lord what I also handed on to you, that the Lord Jesus, on the night in which he was being handed over, took bread,

• 1 Corinthians 15:1

  Now I make known to you, brothers, the good news that I proclaimed to you, which you also received, in which you also stand,

• 1 Corinthians 15:3

  For I handed on to you as of first importance what I also received: that the Messiah died for our sins according to the Scriptures,

And 9 more times.