Strong's Lexicon
G3335 — μεταλαμβάνω
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G3335 |
|---|---|
| Word: | μεταλαμβάνω |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Etymology: | from G3326 and G2983 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 7 |
| Transliteration: | metalambano |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | met-al-am-ban'-o |
| Meaning: | 1. to participate 2. (genitive case) to accept (and use) |
| KJV Renderings: | eat, have, be partaker, receive, take |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
μεταλαμβάνω; imperfect μετελάμβανον; 2 aorist infinitive μεταλαβεῖν, participle μεταλαβών; (see μετά, III. 1; from Pindar and Herodotus down); to be or to be made a partaker: genitive of the thing, 2Ti 2:6; Heb 6:7; Heb 12:10; τροφῆς, to partake of, take (some) food, Act 2:46; Act 27:33 f (in 34 Rec. προσλαβεῖν); with the accusative of the thing, to get, find (a whole): καιρόν, Act 24:25; on the construction with the genitive and accusative see Krüger, § 47, 15; cf. Winer’s Grammar, § 30, 8.
Other Resources
Englishman's Greek Concordance
μεταλαμβάνω (eat)
Acts 2:46
- KJV: And they, continuing daily with one accord in the temple and breaking bread from house to house did eat their meat with gladness and singleness of heart
- GK: καθ΄ ημέραν τε προσκαρτερούντες ομοθυμαδόν εν τω ιερώ κλώντές τε κατ΄ οίκον άρτον μετελάμβανον τροφής εν αγαλλιάσει και αφελότητι καρδίας
Acts 24:25
- KJV: And as he reasoned of righteousness temperance and judgment to come Felix trembled and answered Go thy way this time when I have a convenient season I will call for thee
- GK: διαλεγομένου δε αυτού περί δικαιοσύνης και εγκρατείας και του κρίματος του μέλλοντος έσεσθαι έμφοβος γενόμενος ο Φήλιξ απεκρίθη το νυν έχον πορεύου καιρόν δε μεταλαβών μετακαλέσομαί σε
Acts 27:33
- KJV: And while the day was coming on Paul besought all to take meat saying This day is the fourteenth day that ye have tarried and continued fasting having taken nothing
- GK: άχρι δε ου έμελλεν ημέρα γίνεσθαι παρεκάλει ο Παύλος άπαντας μεταλαβείν τροφής λέγων τεσσαρεσκαιδεκάτην σήμερον ημέραν προσδοκώντες άσιτοι διατελείτε μηδέν προσλαβόμενοι
2 Timothy 2:6
- KJV: The husbandman that laboureth must be first partaker of the fruits
- GK: τον κοπιώντα γεωργόν δει πρώτον των καρπών μεταλαμβάνειν
Hebrews 6:7
- KJV: For the earth which drinketh in the rain that cometh oft upon it and bringeth forth herbs meet for them by whom it is dressed receiveth blessing from God
- GK: γη γαρ η πιούσα τον επ΄ αυτής πολλάκις ερχόμενον υετόν και τίκτουσα βοτάνην εύθετον εκείνοις δι΄ ους και γεωργείται μεταλαμβάνει ευλογίας από του θεού
Hebrews 12:10
- KJV: For they verily for a few days chastened after their own pleasure but he for profit that might be partakers of his holiness
- GK: οι μεν γαρ προς ολίγας ημέρας κατά το δοκούν αυτοίς επαίδευον ο δε επί το συμφέρον εις το μεταλαβείν της αγιότητος αυτού