Greek semantic word

ἐπιλαμβάνομαι

Transliteration: epilambanomai

6 lexical sense(s); 19 exact STEP occurrence token(s).

Lexical senses and semantic domains

Sense 1: to take hold of, to grasp

to take hold of or grasp, with focus upon the goal of the motion

Semantic domains for this sense

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Sense ID
SDBC-GRK-SENSE-001966-01
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ubs_greek_dictionary
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Sense 2: to seize, to arrest

to take a person into custody for alleged illegal activity

Semantic domains for this sense

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Sense ID
SDBC-GRK-SENSE-001966-02
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ubs_greek_dictionary
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2 (2 verse links; 0 chapter-only title records)
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Sense 3: to catch, to trap, to seize, to learn in order to seize

(figurative extension of meaning of ἐπιλαμβάνομαι[a] ‘to grasp,’ semantic domain 18.2) to learn something about someone, with the purpose of seizing, arresting, or overcoming

Semantic domains for this sense

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Sense ID
SDBC-GRK-SENSE-001966-03
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ubs_greek_dictionary
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2 (2 verse links; 0 chapter-only title records)
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Sense 4: to help

to assist in supplying what may be needed[source note 1]

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Sense ID
SDBC-GRK-SENSE-001966-04
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2 (2 verse links; 0 chapter-only title records)
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Sense 5: to be concerned about, to be concerned for

to be concerned about, with the implication of possible help

Semantic domains for this sense

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Sense ID
SDBC-GRK-SENSE-001966-05
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ubs_greek_dictionary
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2 (2 verse links; 0 chapter-only title records)
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Sense 6: to undergo, to experience

to experience some event or state, often with the implication of something negatively valued[source note 3]

Semantic domains for this sense

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Sense ID
SDBC-GRK-SENSE-001966-06
Source
ubs_greek_dictionary
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2 (2 verse links; 0 chapter-only title records)
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Advanced record identity
Lemma ID
SDBC-GRK-LEMMA-001966
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1.0
Direction
ltr
Domain policy
Sense-specific only; no lemma-level union
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