καταλαμβάνω

katalambanō
to grasp
Strong’s G2638Verb14 times in the New Testament (critical text)

Where it occurs

Translated as

may grasp2
having grasped2
it may grasp1
grasped it1
having been grasped1
i grasped1
have grasped1
you may grasp it1

In the text

Abbott-Smith

κατα-λαμβάνω
[in LXX for נָשַׂג hi., לָכַד, etc. ;]
1. to lap hold of, seize, appropriate: Mrk.9:18; with accusative of thing(s), 1Co.9:24, Php.3:12-13
2. to overtake: as carrel, of διώκω (Field, Notes, 158 f.), Rom.9:30; ἡ ἡμέρα, 1Th.5:4; of evils, Jhn.1:5 12:35 (cf. 617 T); hence, to surprise, discover: Jhn.8:3-4],
3. Of mental action, to apprehend, comprehend; so mid., in NT (M, Pr., 158): Eph.3:18; before ὅτι, Act.4:13 10:34; with accusative and inf., Act.25:25 (MM, Exp., xv).†
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Sources: Abbott-Smith’s Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922, public domain) and glosses from STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0); STEPBible TAGNT (Greek New Testament, CC BY 4.0); the Berean Standard Bible (public domain). Reformatted by Word Study, wording unchanged. All sources and licenses.