hypolambanō · support, receive

What it means

hypolambanō (ὑπολαμβάνω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “support, receive”.

To take up; to receive, to support; also to suppose.

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 up, lift up.
2. Host someone at home.
3. Speak in response.
4. Reckon likely, think.

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

How it is translated

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

• suppose ×2
• replied ×1
• support ×1
• took ×1

Related words

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

Where it appears

• Luke×2
• Acts×2
• 3 John×1

• Luke 7:43

  Simon answered and said, “I suppose the one to whom he forgave more.” And he said to him, “You have judged rightly.”

• Luke 10:30

  And Jesus replied and said, “A certain man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he fell among bandits, who also stripped him and laid blows on him and went away, leaving him half dead.

• Acts 1:9

  And having said these things, as they were watching, he was lifted up, and a cloud took him out of their sight.

• Acts 2:15

  For these men are not drunk, as you suppose, for it is only the third hour of the day.

• 3 John 1:8

  So we ought to support such people, so that we may become fellow workers with the truth.