syllambanō · arrest, conceive

What it means

syllambanō (συλλαμβάνω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “arrest, conceive”.

Seize, arrest; also conceive.

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 detain someone, or catch fish.
2. To lend someone a hand.
3. To begin to carry a child in the womb.

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

How it is translated

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

• conceived ×4
• arrest ×3
• arrested ×2
• help ×2
• seized ×2
• seizing ×1
• they had taken ×1
• you will conceive ×1

Related words

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

Where it appears

• Matthew×1
• Mark×1
• Luke×7
• John×1
• Acts×4
• Philippians×1
• James×1

• Matthew 26:55

  At that hour Jesus said to the crowds, “Have you come out as against a robber, with swords and clubs, to arrest me? Day after day I sat in the temple teaching, and you did not seize me.

• Mark 14:48

  And Jesus responded and said to them, “As against a robber have you come out with swords and clubs to arrest me?

• Luke 1:24

  And after these days Elizabeth his wife conceived, and she hid herself five months, saying,

• Luke 1:31

  And look, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you will call his name Jesus.

• Luke 1:36

  And look, Elizabeth your relative has also conceived a son in her old age, and this is the sixth month for her who was called barren;

• Luke 2:21

  And when eight days were completed for his circumcision, his name was called Jesus, the name given by the angel before he was conceived in the womb.

• Luke 5:7

  And they signaled to their partners in the other boat to come and help them; and they came and filled both the boats, so that they were sinking.

• Luke 5:9

  For amazement had seized him and all those with him at the catch of fish that they had taken,

• Luke 22:54

  And seizing him, they led him away and brought him into the house of the high priest; and Peter was following at a distance.

• John 18:12

  So the cohort and the commander and the officers of the Jews arrested Jesus and bound him.

• Acts 1:16

  “Brothers, the Scripture had to be fulfilled which the Holy Spirit spoke beforehand by the mouth of David concerning Judas, who became a guide to those who arrested Jesus,

• Acts 12:3

  And when he saw that it was pleasing to the Jews, he proceeded to arrest Peter also (and these were the days of Unleavened Bread).

• Acts 23:27

  This man, seized by the Jews and about to be killed by them, coming on them with the troops, I rescued him, having learned that he is a Roman.

• Acts 26:21

  Because of these things Jews seized me in the temple and tried to kill me.

• Philippians 4:3

  Yes, I ask you also, true companion, help these women, who struggled together with me in the good news, together with Clement also and the rest of my fellow workers, whose names are in the book of life.

• James 1:15

  Then desire, when it has conceived, gives birth to sin, and sin, when it is fully grown, brings forth death.