verb · G2983 · 258× in the NT
λαμβάνω
I receive, take
Gloss
(a) I receive, get, (b) I take, lay hold of.
Forms
Endings and the sense of each form. NT counts are from the SBLGNT; generated slots fill a regular paradigm when the NT never uses that case.
present active indicative
- λαμβάνω—I receivepresent · active · indicative · 1st singular2×
- λαμβάνεις‑ειςyou receivepresent · active · indicative · 2nd singular1×
- λαμβάνει‑ειhe/she/it receivespresent · active · indicative · 3rd singular17×
- λαμβάνομεν‑ομενwe receivepresent · active · indicative · 1st plural2×
- λαμβάνετε‑ετεyou (pl.) receivepresent · active · indicative · 2nd plural4×
- λαμβάνουσι(ν)‑σι(ν)they receivepresent · active · indicative · 3rd plural4×
present active subjunctive
- λαμβάνῃ‑ῃhe/she/it might receivepresent · active · subjunctive · 3rd singular1×
present active imperative
- λαμβάνετε‑ετεreceive!present · active · imperative · 2nd plural1×
present active infinitive
- λαμβάνειν‑εινto receivepresent · active · infinitive4×
present active participle
- λαμβάνων‑νreceiving, nominativepresent · active · participle · singular · nominative · masculine6×
- λαμβάνοντες‑οντεςreceiving, nominativepresent · active · participle · plural · nominative · masculine5×
present passive participle
- λαμβανόμενος‑όμενοςreceiving (passive), nominativepresent · passive · participle · singular · nominative · masculine1×
- λαμβανόμενον‑όμενονreceiving (passive), nominativepresent · passive · participle · singular · nominative · neuter1×
imperfect active indicative
- ἐλάμβανον‑ονthey used to receiveimperfect · active · indicative · 3rd plural1×
future middle indicative
- λήμψεται‑ήμψεταιhe/she/it will receive (middle)future · middle · indicative · 3rd singular8×
- λημψόμεθα‑ημψόμεθαwe will receive (middle)future · middle · indicative · 1st plural1×
- λήμψεσθε‑ήμψεσθεyou (pl.) will receive (middle)future · middle · indicative · 2nd plural5×
- λήμψονται‑ήμψονταιthey will receive (middle)future · middle · indicative · 3rd plural4×
aorist active indicative
- ἔλαβον‑ονI receivedaorist · active · indicative · 1st singular6×
- ἔλαβες‑εςyou receivedaorist · active · indicative · 2nd singular2×
- ἔλαβε(ν)‑ν)he/she/it receivedaorist · active · indicative · 3rd singular21×
- ἐλάβομεν‑ενwe receivedaorist · active · indicative · 1st plural7×
- ἐλάβετε‑τεyou (pl.) receivedaorist · active · indicative · 2nd plural13×
- ἔλαβον‑ονthey receivedaorist · active · indicative · 3rd plural20×
aorist active subjunctive
- λάβω‑βωI might receiveaorist · active · subjunctive · 1st singular1×
- λάβῃ‑βῃhe/she/it might receiveaorist · active · subjunctive · 3rd singular8×
- λάβωμεν‑βωμενwe might receiveaorist · active · subjunctive · 1st plural2×
- λάβητε‑βητεyou (pl.) might receiveaorist · active · subjunctive · 2nd plural1×
- λάβωσι(ν)‑σι(ν)they might receiveaorist · active · subjunctive · 3rd plural3×
aorist active optative
- λάβοι‑βοιhe/she/it would receiveaorist · active · optative · 3rd singular1×
aorist active imperative
- λάβε‑βεreceive!aorist · active · imperative · 2nd singular2×
- λαβέτω‑βέτωlet him/her receiveaorist · active · imperative · 3rd singular2×
- λάβετε‑βετεreceive!aorist · active · imperative · 2nd plural7×
aorist active infinitive
- λαβεῖν‑βεῖνto receive (aorist)aorist · active · infinitive22×
aorist active participle
- λαβών‑βώνhaving received, nominativeaorist · active · participle · singular · nominative · masculine40×
- λαβοῦσα‑βοῦσαhaving received, nominativeaorist · active · participle · singular · nominative · feminine6×
- λαβόντα‑βόνταhaving received, accusativeaorist · active · participle · singular · accusative · masculine1×
- λαβόντες‑βόντεςhaving received, nominativeaorist · active · participle · plural · nominative · masculine15×
- λαβοῦσαι‑βοῦσαιhaving received, nominativeaorist · active · participle · plural · nominative · feminine2×
- λαβόντας‑βόνταςhaving received, accusativeaorist · active · participle · plural · accusative · masculine1×
perfect active indicative
- εἴληφα‑φαI have receivedperfect · active · indicative · 1st singular1×
- εἴληφας‑αςyou have receivedperfect · active · indicative · 2nd singular2×
- εἴληφε(ν)‑ν)he/she/it has receivedperfect · active · indicative · 3rd singular3×
perfect active participle
- εἰληφώς‑ώςhaving received, nominativeperfect · active · participle · singular · nominative · masculine1×
Where you’ll meet it
- New Testament
NT glosses follow Dodson’s public-domain lexicon, counted on the SBLGNT (MorphGNT). Attic and patristic notes are short reader-helps for Xenophon, Plato, and the pre-Nicene writers — not a substitute for LSJ.