apolambanō · receive

What it means

apolambanō (ἀπολαμβάνω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “receive”.

To take aside; to 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 get one's due, or get it back.
2. To take someone aside.

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

How it is translated

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

• receive ×5
• receiving ×2
• he has received back ×1
• taking ×1
• you received ×1

Related words

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

Where it appears

• Mark×1
• Luke×5
• Romans×1
• Galatians×1
• Colossians×1
• 2 John×1

• Mark 7:33

  And taking him aside from the crowd he put his fingers into his ears, and after spitting, he touched his tongue;

• Luke 6:34

  And if you lend to those from whom you hope to receive, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners so that they may receive back the same amount.

• Luke 15:27

  And he said to him, ‘Your brother has come, and your father has slaughtered the fattened calf, because he has received him back safe and sound.’

• Luke 16:25

  But Abraham said, ‘Child, remember that you received your good things in your life, and Lazarus likewise bad things; but now he is comforted here, and you are in agony.

• Luke 18:30

  who will not receive back many times as much in this time, and in the age to come, eternal life.”

• Luke 23:41

  And we indeed are here justly, for we are receiving back what is due for what we did; but this man has done nothing wrong.”

• Romans 1:27

  and likewise also the males, leaving the natural use of the female, were inflamed in their desire for one another, males with males committing the indecency and receiving in themselves the penalty that was due for their error.

• Galatians 4:5

  so that he might redeem those under the law, so that we might receive the adoption as sons.

• Colossians 3:24

  knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance. It is the Lord, the Messiah, whom you serve as slaves.

• 2 John 1:8

  Watch yourselves, so that you do not lose what we have worked for, but receive a full reward.