Greek semantic word

καταλαμβάνω

Transliteration: katalambano

7 lexical sense(s); 15 exact STEP occurrence token(s).

Lexical senses and semantic domains

Sense 1: to acquire, to attain, to obtain, to take

to acquire, with the implication of significant effort

Semantic domains for this sense

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SDBC-GRK-SENSE-002650-01
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ubs_greek_dictionary
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5 (5 verse links; 0 chapter-only title records)
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Sense 2: to attack, to overpower

to attack, with the implication of gaining control over

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Sense ID
SDBC-GRK-SENSE-002650-02
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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 seize, to arrest

to seize and take control of

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Sense ID
SDBC-GRK-SENSE-002650-03
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ubs_greek_dictionary
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3 (3 verse links; 0 chapter-only title records)
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Sense 4: to overcome, to gain control of

to gain control over

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Sense ID
SDBC-GRK-SENSE-002650-04
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ubs_greek_dictionary
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3 (3 verse links; 0 chapter-only title records)
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Sense 5: to understand, to realize, to grasp, to comprehend

(a figurative extension of meaning of καταλαμβάνω[d] ‘to overcome,’ semantic domain 37.19)[source note 1] to come to understand something which was not understood or perceived previously

Semantic domains for this sense

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Sense ID
SDBC-GRK-SENSE-002650-05
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ubs_greek_dictionary
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4 (4 verse links; 0 chapter-only title records)
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Sense 6: to learn about, to find, to find out about, to discover

to acquire definite information, with the possible implication of effort

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Sense ID
SDBC-GRK-SENSE-002650-06
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ubs_greek_dictionary
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1 (1 verse links; 0 chapter-only title records)
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Sense 7: to happen to, to come upon, to overtake

to happen to someone or something, with the implication of an event which is undesirable

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Sense ID
SDBC-GRK-SENSE-002650-07
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ubs_greek_dictionary
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1 (1 verse links; 0 chapter-only title records)
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Advanced record identity
Lemma ID
SDBC-GRK-LEMMA-002650
Page model version
1.0
Direction
ltr
Domain policy
Sense-specific only; no lemma-level union
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