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.