Word study · Greek

katalambánō

to grasp, to comprehend, to overtake

Say it: kat-al-am-BAN-o (approximate)

καταλαμβάνω

What it means

To take hold. "That I may take hold of that for which Christ took hold of me" (3:12-13).

Range of meaning

  • GraspSeize.
  • UnderstandTake in with the mind.
  • OvertakeCatch up with.

In Philippians

  • Chapter 3

    "That I may take hold of that for which Christ took hold of me" (3:12-13).

Every verse (2)

Verses where G2638 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources