Proslambánō — G4355

Definition

verb

to take to oneself, i.e. use (food), lead (aside), admit (to friendship or hospitality)

1. to take as one's companion (A. V. take one unto one)
2. to take or (so A. V.) receive into one's home, with the collateral idea of kindness
3. to receive, i. e. grant one access to one's heart
4. to take to oneself, to take

Usually translated as

receive, take

Origin

from G4314 and G2983

• prós (G4314)
• lambánō (G2983)

Occurrences

Proslambánō occurs 14 times in 13 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Matthew (1), Mark (1), Acts (6), Romans (3), Philemon (2)

• Matthew 16:22 — Then Peter took (προσλαβόμενος) him, and began to rebuke him, saying, Be it far from thee, Lord: this shall not be unto thee.
• Mark 8:32 — And he spake that saying openly. And Peter took (προσλαβόμενος) him, and began to rebuke him.
• Acts 17:5 — But the Jews which believed not, moved with envy, took unto (προσλαβόμενοι) them certain lewd fellows of the baser sort, and gathered a company, and set all the city on an uproar, and assaulted the house of Jason, and sought to bring them out to the people.
• Acts 18:26 — And he began to speak boldly in the synagogue: whom when Aquila and Priscilla had heard, they took him unto (προσελάβοντο) them, and expounded unto him the way of God more perfectly.
• Acts 27:33 — And while the day was coming on, Paul besought them all to take meat, saying, This day is the fourteenth day that ye have tarried and continued fasting, having taken (προσλαβόμενοι) nothing.
• Acts 27:34 — Wherefore I pray you to take (προσλαβειν) some meat: for this is for your health: for there shall not an hair fall from the head of any of you.
• Acts 27:36 — Then were they all of good cheer, and they also took (προσελάβοντο) some meat.
• Acts 28:2 — And the barbarous people shewed us no little kindness: for they kindled a fire, and received (προσελάβοντο) us every one, because of the present rain, and because of the cold.
• Romans 14:1 — Him that is weak in the faith receive (προσλαμβάνεσθε) ye, but not to doubtful disputations.
• Romans 14:3 — Let not him that eateth despise him that eateth not; and let not him which eateth not judge him that eateth: for God hath received (προσελάβετο) him.
• Romans 15:7 — Wherefore receive (προσλαμβάνεσθε) ye one another, as Christ also received us to the glory of God.
• Romans 15:7 — Wherefore receive ye one another, as Christ also received (προσελάβετο) us to the glory of God.
• Philemon 1:12 — Whom I have sent again: thou therefore receive (προσλαβοῦ) him, that is, mine own bowels:
• Philemon 1:17 — If thou count me therefore a partner, receive (προσλαβοῦ) him as myself.