Antilambánomai — G482

Definition

verb

to take hold of in turn, i.e. succor; also to participate

1. to lay hold of, hold fast to, anything
2. to take a person or thing in order as it were to be held, to take to, embrace

Usually translated as

support, help, partaker

Origin

from G473 and the middle voice of G2983

• antí (G473)
• lambánō (G2983)

Occurrences

Antilambánomai occurs 3 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Luke (1), Acts (1), 1 Timothy (1)

• Luke 1:54 — He (ἀντελάβετο) hath holpen his servant Israel, in remembrance of his mercy;
• Acts 20:35 — I have shewed you all things, how that so labouring ye ought to support (ἀντιλαμβάνεσθαι) the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.
• 1 Timothy 6:2 — And they that have believing masters, let them not despise them, because they are brethren; but rather do them service, because they are faithful and beloved, partakers (ἀντιλαμβανόμενοι) of the benefit. These things teach and exhort.