ἀντιλαμβάνω antilambanō · G0482
to help
ἀντι-λαμβάνω ; [frequently in LXX for חָזַק hi., סָמַךְ, etc ; ] ; to take instead of or in turn. Mid., with genitive, to take hold of; (a) of persons, to help (see MM, VGT, see word): Luk.1:54, Act.20:35; (b) of things, to partake of: 1Ti.6:2 (see Field, Notes, 210; Cremer, 386; and cf. συν-αντιλαμβάνω).†; (AS)
Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)
Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt
ἀντιλαμβάνω, ; receive instead of, χρυσοῦ δώματα πλήρη τᾶς ἥβας ἀ.[]; mostly without a genitive, οὔτε κακοὺς εὖ δρῶν εὖ πάλιν ἀντιλάβοις receive in turn, []; ἀ. ἄλλην [χώραν] seize in return, get instead, []; II mostly in middle, with perfect passive -είλημμαι[]: with genitive, lay hold of, σαπροῦ πείσματος ἀντελάβου[]; φιλίου χωρίου ἀ. gain or reach it, [] absolutely, -όμενος []. b. metaphoricallyc.genitive, lay hold of, τῆς σωτηρίας, τῆς ἐλευθερίας, τοῦ ἀσφαλοῦς, []; lay claim to, τοῦ …
Where it's used 3 times
Luke 1:54 · Acts 20:35 · 1 Timothy 6:2
Source: TBESG G0482; TFLSJ G0482
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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