Word study · Greek
epilambánomai
take hold
Say it: ep-ee-lam-BAN-om-ai (approximate)
ἐπιλαμβάνω
What it means
To take hold of, grab. In 6:12 and 6:19, "take hold of the eternal life" and "lay hold of eternal life." In Matthew 14:31, Jesus "took hold of" the sinking Peter, and in Luke 23:26, soldiers "seized" Simon.
Range of meaning
- Take holdGrasp.
- SeizeCatch.
In 1 Timothy
- Chapter 6
"Take hold of the eternal life" (6:12, 6:19).
Every verse (2)
Verses where G1949 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources