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1 λαμβάνω
λαμβάνω (Hom.+) impf. ἐλάμβανον; fut. λήμψομαι (PTurin II, 3, 48; POxy 1664, 12; on the μ s. Mayser 194f; Thackeray 108ff; B-D-F §101; W-S. §5, 30; Mlt-H. 106; 246f; Reinhold 46f; WSchulze, Orthographica 1894.—On the middle s. B-D-F §77); 2 aor. ἔλαβον, impv. λάβε (B-D-F §101 p. 53 s.v. λαμβάνειν; W-S. §6, 7d; Mlt-H. 209 n. 1), impv. 3 pl. λαβέτωσαν (LXX; GJs 4:2); pf. εἴληφα (DRinge, Glotta 62, ’84, 125–28), 2 sing. εἴληφας and εἴληφες Rv 11:17 v.l. (W-S. §13, 16 note; Mlt-H. 221), ptc. εἰληφώς. Pass.: fut. 3 pl. ληφθήσονται Jdth 6:9; aor. εἰλήφθην LXX; pf. 3 sing. εἴληπται; plpf. 3 sg. εἴληπτο (Just., D. 132, 3). For Attic inscriptional forms s. Threatte II 645. In the following divisions, nos. 1–9 focus on an active role, whereas 10 suggests passivity.① to get hold of someth. by laying hands on or grasping someth., directly or indirectly, take, take hold of, grasp, take in hand ἄρτον (Diod S 14, 105, 3 ῥάβδον; TestSol 2:8 D τὴν σφραγῖδα; TestJob 23:10 ψαλίδα) Mt 26:26a; Mk 14:22a; Ac 27:35. τ. βιβλίον (Tob 7:14) Rv 5:8f. τ. κάλαμον Mt 27:30. λαμπάδας take (in hand) (Strattis Com. [V B.C.], Fgm. 37 K. λαβόντες λαμπάδας) 25:1, 3. λαβέτωσαν ἀνὰ λαμπάδα GJs 7:2. μάχαιραν draw the sword (Gen 34:25; Jos., Vi. 173 [cp. JosAs 23:2 τὴν ῥομφαίαν]) Mt 26:52. Abs. λάβετε take (this) Mt 26:26b; Mk 14:22b.— Take hold of (me) GHb 356, 39=ISm 3:2.—ἔλαβέ με ἡ μήτηρ μου τὸ ἅγιον πνεῦμα ἐν μιᾷ τῶν τριχῶν μου my mother, the Holy Spirit, took me by one of my hairs GHb 20, 63. Ἐλισάβεδ … λαβουμένη (λαβοῦσα codd.) αὐτὸν ἀνέβη ἐν τῇ ὀρεινῇ E. took (John) and went up into the hill-country GJs 22:3. λαβών is somet. used somewhat pleonastically to enliven the narrative, as in Hom. (Od. 24, 398) and dramatists (Soph., Oed. R. 1391 et al.), but also in accord w. Hebr. usage (JViteau, Étude sur le Grec du NT 1893, 191; Dalman, Worte 16ff; Wlh., Einleitung2 1911, 14; B-D-F §419, 1 and 2; s. Rob. 1127; s., e.g., ApcBar 2:1 λαβών με ἤγαγε; Josh 2:4; Horapollo 2, 88 τούτους λαβὼν κατορύττει) Mt 13:31, 33; Mk 9:36; Lk 13:19, 21; J 12:3; Ac 9:25; 16:3; Hs 5, 2, 4. The ptc. can here be rendered by the prep. with (B-D-F §418, 5; Rob. 1127) λαβὼν τὴν σπεῖραν ἔρχεται he came with a detachment J 18:3 (cp. Soph., Trach. 259 στρατὸν λαβὼν ἔρχεται; ApcrEsd 6, 17 p. 31, 24 Tdf. λαβὼν … στρατιὰν ἀγγέλων). λαβὼν τὸ αἷμα … τὸν λαὸν ἐρράντισε with the blood he sprinkled the people Hb 9:19 (cp. ParJer 9:32 λαβόντες τὸν λίθον ἔθηκαν ἐπὶ τὸ μνῆμα αὐτοῦ ‘they crowned his tomb with a stone’; Mel., P. 14, 88 λαβόντες δὲ τὸ … αἶμα). Different is the periphrastic aor. ptc. use of λ. w. ἔχει: Dg 10:6 ἃ παρὰ τοῦ θεοῦ λαβὼν ἔχει what the pers. has received fr. God (cp. Eur., Bacchae 302 μεταλαβὼν ἔχει; Goodwin §47; Gildersleeve, Syntax §295; Schwyzer I, 812). Freq. parataxis takes the place of the ptc. constr. (B-D-F §419, 5) ἔλαβε τὸν Ἰησοῦν καὶ ἐμαστίγωσεν (instead of λαβὼν τ. Ἰ. ἐ.) he had Jesus scourged J 19:1. λαβεῖν τὸν ἄρτον … καὶ βαλεῖν throw the bread Mt 15:26; Mk 7:27. ἔλαβον τὰ ἱμάτια αὐτοῦ καὶ ἐποίησαν τέσσερα μέρη they divided his garments into four parts J 19:23.—In transf. sense ἀφορμὴν λ. find opportunity Ro 7:8, 11 (s. ἀφορμή); ὑπόδειγμα λ. take as an example Js 5:10; so also λ. alone, λάβωμεν Ἐνώχ 1 Cl 9:3.—Of the cross as a symbol of the martyr’s death take upon oneself Mt 10:38 (cp. Pind., P. 2, 93 [171] λ. ζυγόν). We may class here ἔλαβεν τὰ ἱμάτια αὐτοῦ he put his clothes on J 13:12 (cp. Hdt. 2, 37; 4, 78; GrBar 9:7 τὸν ὄφιν ἔλαβεν ἔνδυμα). Prob. sim. μορφὴν δούλου λ. put on the form of a slave Phil 2:7.—Of food and drink take (cp. Bel 37 Theod.) Mk 15:23. ὅτε ἔλαβεν τὸ ὄξος J 19:30; λαβὼν τροφὴν ἐνίσχυσεν Ac 9:19; τροφὴν … λα[βεῖν] AcPl Ha 1, 19. (βρέφος) ἔλαβε μασθὸν ἐκ τῆς μητρὸς αὐτοῦ Μαρίας (the infant) took the breast of his mother Mary GJs 19:2.—1 Ti 4:4 (s. 10b below) could also belong here.② to take away, remove (τὴν ψυχήν ApcEsdr 6:16 p. 31, 23 Tdf.) with or without the use of force τὰ ἀργύρια take away the silver coins (fr. the temple) Mt 27:6. τὰς ἀσθενείας diseases 8:17. τὸν στέφανον Rv 3:11. τὴν εἰρήνην ἐκ τῆς γῆς remove peace from the earth 6:4 (λ. τι ἐκ as UPZ 125, 13 ὸ̔ εἴληφεν ἐξ οἴκου; 2 Ch 16:2; TestSol 4:15 D; TestAbr B 7 p. 111, 12 [Stone p. 70]; Mel., P. 55, 403).③ to take into one’s possession, take, acquire τὶ someth. τὸν χιτῶνα Mt 5:40. οὐδὲ ἕν J 3:27. ἑαυτῷ βασιλείαν obtain kingly power for himself Lk 19:12 (cp. Jos., Ant. 13, 220). λ. γυναῖκα take a wife (Eur., Alc. 324; X., Cyr. 8, 4, 16; Gen 4:19; 6:2; Tob 1:9; TestSol 26:1; TestJob 45:3; ParJer 8:3; Jos., Ant. 1, 253; Just., D. 116, 3; 141, 4) Mk 12:19–21; 22 v.l.; Lk 20:28–31 (s. also the vv.ll. in 14:20 and 1 Cor 7:28). Of his life, that Jesus voluntarily gives up, in order to take possession of it again on his own authority J 10:18a. [ἀπολείπ]ετε τὸ σκότος, λάβεται τὸ φῶς [abandon] the darkness, seize the light AcPl Ha 8, 32. ἑαυτῷ τ. τιμὴν λ. take the honor upon oneself Hb 5:4.—Lay hands on, seize w. acc. of the pers. who is seized by force (Hom. et al.; LXX; mid. w. gen. Just., A II, 2, 10, D. 105, 3) Mt 21:35, 39; Mk 12:3, 8. Of an evil spirit that seizes the sick man Lk 9:39 (cp. PGM 7, 613 εἴλημπται ὑπὸ τοῦ δαίμονος; TestSol 17:2 εἰ λήμψομαί τινα, εὐθέως ἀναιρῶ αὐτὸν τῷ ξίφει; Jos., Ant. 4, 119 ὅταν ἡμᾶς τὸ τοῦ θεοῦ λάβῃ πνεῦμα; Just., A I, 18, 4 ψυχαῖς ἀποθανόντων λαμβανόμενοι).—Esp. of feelings, emotions seize, come upon τινά someone (Hom. et al.; Ex 15:15; Wsd 11:12; Jos., Ant. 2, 139; 14, 57) ἔκστασις ἔλαβεν ἅπαντας amazement seized (them) all Lk 5:26. φόβος 7:16. Sim. πειρασμὸς ὑμᾶς οὐκ εἴληφεν εἰ μὴ ἀνθρώπινος 1 Cor 10:13.—Of hunting and fishing: catch (X., Cyr. 1, 4, 9; Aelian, VH 4, 14) οὐδέν Lk 5:5=J 21:6 v.l. Fig. εἴ τις λαμβάνει (ὑμᾶς) if someone puts something over on you, takes advantage of you 2 Cor 11:20 (the exx. cited in Field, Notes, 184f refer to material plunder, whereas Paul appears to point to efforts of his opposition to control the Corinthians’ thinking for their own political purposes; also s. CLattey, JTS 44, ’43, 148); in related vein δόλῳ τινὰ λ. catch someone by a trick 12:16.④ to take payment, receive, accept, of taxes, etc. collect the two-drachma tax Mt 17:24; tithes Hb 7:8f; portion of the fruit as rent Mt 21:34. τὶ ἀπό τινος someth. fr. someone (Plut., Mor. 209d, Aem. Paul. 5, 9) 17:25. παρὰ τῶν γεωργῶν λ. ἀπὸ τῶν καρπῶν collect a share of the fruit fr. the vinedressers Mk 12:2.—τὶ παρά τινος someth. fr. someone (Aristarch. Sam. p. 352, 4; Jos., Ant. 5, 275; Just., D. 22, 11; Tat. 19, 1) οὐ παρὰ ἀνθρώπου τὴν μαρτυρίαν λ. the testimony which I receive is not from a human being or I will not accept mere human testimony (PSI 395, 6 [241 B.C.] σύμβολον λαβὲ παρʼ αὐτῶν=have them give you a receipt) J 5:34; cp. vs. 44; 3:11, 32f.⑤ to include in an experience, take up, receive τινὰ someone εἰς into (Wsd 8:18) lit. εἰς τὸ πλοῖον take someone (up) into the boat J 6:21. εἰς οἰκίαν receive someone into one’s house 2J 10. εἰς τὰ ἴδια into his own home J 19:27. Receive someone in the sense of recognizing the other’s authority J 1:12; 5:43ab; 13:20abcd.—οἱ ὑπηρέται ῥαπίσμασιν αὐτὸν ἔλαβον Mk 14:65 does not mean ‘the servants took him into custody with blows’ (BWeiss, al.), but is a colloquialism (s. B-D-F §198, 3, w. citation of AcJo 90 [Aa II 196, 1] τί εἰ ῥαπίσμασίν μοι ἔλαβες; ‘what if you had laid blows on me?’) the servants treated him to blows (Moffatt: ‘treated him to cuffs and slaps’), or even ‘got’ him w. blows, ‘worked him over’ (perh. a Latinism; Cicero, Tusc. 2, 14, 34 verberibus accipere. B-D-F §5, 3b; s. Rob. 530f); the v.l. ἔβαλον is the result of failure to recognize this rare usage. καλῶς ἔλαβόν σε; have (the young women) treated you well? Hs 9, 11, 8.⑥ to make a choice, choose, select πᾶς ἀρχιερεὺς ἐξ ἀνθρώπων λαμβανόμενος who is chosen fr. among human beings Hb 5:1 (cp. Num 8:6; Am 2:11; Just., D. 130, 3). The emphasis is not on gender but the human status of the chief priest in contrast to that of the unique Messiah vs. 5.⑦ to accept as true, receive τὶ someth. fig. τὰ ῥήματά τινος receive someone’s words (and use them as a guide) J 12:48; 17:8; AcPl Ha 1, 6 (s. καρδία 1bβ). τὸν λόγον receive the teaching Mt 13:20; Mk 4:16 (for μετὰ χαρᾶς λ. cp. PIand 13, 18 ἵνα μετὰ χαρᾶς σε ἀπολάβωμεν).⑧ to enter into a close relationship, receive, make one’s own, apprehend/comprehend mentally or spiritually (Soph., Pla. et al.) of the mystical apprehension of Christ (opp. κατελήμφθην ὑπὸ Χριστοῦ) ἔλαβον (i.e. Χριστόν) I have made (him) my own Phil 3:12.⑨ Special uses: the OT is the source of λαμβάνειν πρόσωπον show partiality/favoritism (s. πρόσωπον 1bα end) Lk 20:21; Gal 2:6; B 19:4; D 4:3.—θάρσος λ. take courage s. θάρσος; πεῖράν τινος λ. try someth. (Pla., Prot. 342a; 348a, Gorg. 448a; X., Cyr. 6, 1, 28; Polyb. 1, 75, 7; 2, 32, 5; 5, 100, 10; Aelian, VH 12, 22; Dt 28:56; Jos., Ant. 8, 166; diff. Dio Chrys. 50, 6) Hb 11:29 (this expr. has a different mng. in vs. 36; s. 10b below).—συμβούλιον λαμβάνειν consult (with someone), lit. ‘take counsel’, is a Latinism (consilium capere; s. B-D-F §5, 3b; Rob. 109) Mt 27:7; 28:12; w. ὅπως foll. 22:15; foll. by κατά τινος against someone and ὅπως 12:14; foll. by κατά τινος and ὥστε 27:1. οὐ λήψῃ βουλὴν πονηρὰν κατὰ τοῦ πλησίον σου D 2:6.⑩ to be a receiver, receive, get, obtainⓐ abs. λαβών (of a hungry hog) when it has received someth. B 10:3. (Opp. αἰτεῖν, as Appian, Fgm. [I p. 532–36 Viereck-R.] 23 αἰτεῖτε καὶ λαμβάνετε; PGM 4, 2172) Mt 7:8; Lk 11:10; J 16:24. (Opp. διδόναι as Thu. 2, 97, 4 λαμβάνειν μᾶλλον ἢ διδόναι; Ael. Aristid. 34 p. 645 D.; Herm. Wr. 5, 10b; Philo, Deus Imm. 57; SibOr 3, 511) Mt 10:8; Ac 20:35; B 14:1; but in D 1:5 λ. rather has the ‘active’ sense accept a donation (as ἵνα λάβῃ ἐξουσίαν TestJob 8:2).ⓑ w. acc. of thing τὶ someth. (Da 2:6; OdeSol 11:4 σύνεσιν; TestJob 24:9 τρεῖς ἄρτους al.; ApcEsdr 5:13 p. 30, 11 Tdf. τὴν ψυχήν) τὸ ψωμίον receive the piece of bread J 13:30. ὕδωρ ζωῆς δωρεάν water of life without cost Rv 22:17. μισθόν (q.v. 1 and 2a) Mt 10:41ab; J 4:36; 1 Cor 3:8, 14; AcPlCor 2:36 (TestSol 1:2, 10). Money: ἀργύρια Mt 28:15; ἀνὰ δηνάριον a denarius each Mt 20:9f. ἐλεημοσύνην Ac 3:3. βραχύ τι a little or a bite J 6:7; eternal life Mk 10:30 (Jos., C. Ap. 2, 218 βίον ἀμείνω λαβεῖν); the Spirit (schol. on Plato 856e ἄνωθεν λαμβάνειν τὸ πνεῦμα) J 7:39; Ac 2:38; cp. Gal 3:14; 1 Cor 2:12; 2 Cor 11:4; forgiveness of sin Ac 10:43 (Just., D. 54, 1); grace Ro 1:5; cp. 5:17; the victor’s prize 1 Cor 9:24f; the crown of life Js 1:12 (cp. Wsd 5:16 λ. τὸ διάδημα). συμφύγιον/σύμφυτον καὶ ὅπλον εὐδοκίας λάβωμεν Ἰησοῦν χριστόν the sense of this clause, restored from AcPl Ha 8, 23–24 and AcPl Ox 1602, 33–35 (=BMM recto 29–31) emerges as follows: and let us take Jesus Christ as our refuge/ally and shield, the assurance of God’s goodwill toward us. The early and late rain Js 5:7. ἔλεος receive mercy Hb 4:16 (Just., D. 133, 1). λ. τὸ ὄνομα τοῦ υἱοῦ (θεοῦ) receive the name of the Son of God (in baptism) Hs 9, 12, 4. διάδοχον receive a successor Ac 24:27 (cp. Pliny the Younger, Ep. 9, 13 successorem accipio). τὴν ἐπισκοπὴν αὐτοῦ λαβέτω ἕτερος let another man receive his position 1:20 (Ps 108:8). τόπον ἀπολογίας λ. (τόπος 4) 25:16. λ. τι μετὰ εὐχαριστίας receive someth. w. thankfulness 1 Ti 4:4 (but s. 1 above, end.—On the construction with μετά cp. Libanius, Or. 63 p. 392, 3 F. μετὰ ψόγου λ.). τί ἔχεις ὅ οὐκ ἔλαβες; what have you that you did not receive? 1 Cor 4:7 (Alciphron 2, 6, 1 τί οὐ τῶν ἐμῶν λαβοῦσα ἔχεις;). Of punishments (cp. δίκην λ. Hdt. 1, 115; Eur., Bacch. 1312. ποινάς Eur., Tro. 360. πληγάς Philyllius Com. [V B.C.] 11 K.; GrBar 4:15 καταδίκην; Jos., Ant. 14, 336 τιμωρίαν) λ. περισσότερον κρίμα receive a punishment that is just so much more severe Mt 23:13 [14] v.l. (cp. κρίμα 4b); Mk 12:40; Lk 20:47; cp. Js 3:1. οἱ ἀνθεστηκότες ἑαυτοῖς κρίμα λήμψονται those who oppose will bring punishment upon themselves Ro 13:2. πεῖράν τινος λ. become acquainted with, experience, suffer someth. (X., An. 5, 8, 15; Polyb. 6, 3, 1; 28, 9, 7; 29, 3, 10; Diod S 12, 24, 4 τὴν θυγατέρα ἀπέκτεινεν, ἵνα μὴ τῆς ὕβρεως λάβῃ πεῖραν; 15, 88, 4; Jos., Ant. 2, 60; Preisigke, Griech. Urkunden des ägypt. Museums zu Kairo [1911] 2, 11; 3, 11 πεῖραν λ. δαίμονος) μαστίγων πεῖραν λ. Hb 11:36 (the phrase in a diff. mng. vs. 29; s. 9b above).ⓒ Also used as a periphrasis for the passive: οἰκοδομὴν λ. be edified 1 Cor 14:5. περιτομήν be circumcised J 7:23 (Just., D. 23, 5 al.). τὸ χάραγμα receive a mark = be marked Rv 14:9, 11; 19:20; 20:4. καταλλαγήν be reconciled Ro 5:11. ὑπόμνησίν τινος be reminded of = remember someth. 2 Ti 1:5 (Just., D 19, 6 μνήμην λαμβάνητε); λήθην τινὸς λ. forget someth. (Timocles Com. [IV B.C.], Fgm. 6, 5 K.; Aelian, VH 3, 18 end, HA 4, 35; Jos., Ant. 2, 163; 202; 4, 304; Just., D. 46, 5 ἵνα μὴ λήθη ὑμᾶς λαμβάνῃ τοῦ θεοῦ) 2 Pt 1:9; χαρὰν λ. experience joy, rejoice Hv 3, 13, 2 ; GJs 12:2; ἀρχὴν λ. be begun, have its beginning (Pla et al.; Polyb. 1, 12, 9; Sext. Emp., Phys. 1, 366; Aelian, VH 2, 28; 12, 53; Dio Chrys. 40, 7; Philo, Mos. 1, 81 τρίτον [σημεῖον] … τὴν ἀρχὴν τοῦ γίνεσθαι λαβὸν ἐν Αἰγύπτῳ; Just., D. 46, 4 τὴν ἀρχὴν λαβούσης ἀπὸ Ἀβραὰμ τῆς περιτομῆς; Ath. 19, 2 ἑτέραν ἀρχὴν τοῦ κόσμου λαβόντος) Hb 2:3; ApcPt Rainer ln. 19.—λ. τι ἀπό τινος receive someth. from someone (Epict. 4, 11, 3 λ. τι ἀπὸ τῶν θεῶν; Herm. Wr. 1, 30; ApcMos 19 ὅτε δὲ ἔλαβεν ἀπʼ ἐμοῦ τὸν ὄρκον; Just., D. 78, 10 τῶν λαβόντων χάριν ἀπὸ τοῦ θεοῦ) 1J 2:27; 3:22. Also τὶ παρά τινος (Pisander Epicus [VI B.C.] Fgm. 5 [in Athen. 11, 469d]; Diod S 5, 3, 4 λαβεῖν τι παρὰ τῶν θεῶν; TestAbr A 5 p. 82, 8 [Stone p. 12] λαβὼν τὴν εὐχὴν παρʼ αὐτῶν; Just., A I, 60, 3 ἐνέργειαν τὴν παρὰ τοῦ θεοῦ λεγομένην λαβεῖν τὸν Μωυσέα.—παρά A3aβ) J 10:18b; Ac 2:33; 3:5; 20:24; Js 1:7; 2J 4; Rv 2:28. λ. τὸ ἱκανὸν παρὰ τοῦ Ἰάσονος receive bail from Jason Ac 17:9 (s. ἱκανός 1). λ. τι ὑπό τινος be given someth. by someone 2 Cor 11:24. κλῆρον καὶ μερισμὸν λαμβάνοντες AcPl Ha 8, 18/Ox 1602, 22f [λαβόντες]=BMM recto 23f (s. κλῆρος 2). λ. τι ἔκ τινος receive someth. fr. a quantity of someth.: ἐκ τοῦ πληρώματος αὐτοῦ ἐλάβομεν χάριν from his fullness we have received favor J 1:16. ἐκ τοῦ πνεύματος αὐτοῦ ἐλάβετε Hs 9, 24, 4.—λ. ἐξ ἀναστάσεως τοὺς νεκροὺς αὐτῶν (s. ἀνάστασις 2a) Hb 11:35. On ἐν γαστρὶ εἴληφα (LXX) GJs 4:2 and 4 s. γαστήρ 2 and συλλαμβάνω 3.—B. 743. Schmidt, Syn. III 203–33. DELG. M-M. EDNT. TW. Sv. -
2 λαμβάνω
+ V 408-428-225-72-202=1335 Gn 2,15.21.22.23; 3,6to take [τι] Gn 2,21; id. [τινα] Gn 2,15; to take [τινος] Gn 3,6; id. [ἀπό τινος] Ex 12,7; to take away, to remove [τι] 2 Chr 16,2; to take away [τινα] 2 Kgs 2,5to take by violence, to carry off as booty [τι] Jos 11,19; to take by violence, to take captive [τινα] Jgs 8,16; to capture (a city) [τι] 1 Chr 11,8; to take up, to carry away [τινα] (of storm) Is 41,16to take hold of, to seize [τινα] (of pains) Ex 15,14; to attack [τινα] (of sudden pain) 2 Mc 9,5; to catch, to overtake [τινα] (of sleep) DnLXX 4,33bto get, to receive [τι] Lv 25,36; id. [abs.] Hab 1,3; id. [τινα] Ps 48(49),16; to take from, to accept from [τι παρά τινος] Gn 23,13; to gain, to win (virtue)[τι] Zech 6,13; to receive (for money), to buy [τι] Dt 2,6, cpr. Ez 29,14, Jos 11,19; to take up, to pronounce [τι] Mi 2,4to take up, to pronounce [τι] Mi 2,4; to incur [τι] Lv 5,1; to levy, to impose [τι] 1 Mc 3,31; to choose, to select [τινα] Nm 8,6; to take, to choose 2 Mc 8,7; to fetch, to find [τινα] 2 Kgs 3,15; to take as [τινα+pred.] Lv 18,18; to take sb for [τινα εἴς τινα] Gn 43,18; id. [τινα εἴς τι] 1 Mc 14,5οὐ λήμψεται μάχαιραν he shall not draw the sword Is 2,4; ἔλαβεν Ααρων τὴν Ελισαβεθ αὐτῷ γυναῖκα Aaron took Elisabeth as his wife Ex 6,23; ἔλαβον αὐτὴν ἐμαυτῷ εἰς γυναῖκα I took her as my wife Gn 12,19; ἧς οὐχὶ πεῖραν ἔλαβεν ὁ ποὺς αὐτῆς βαίνειν ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς whose foot has not yet attempted or tried to go upon the earth Dt 28,56; ἐὰν λάβῃς τὸν συλλογισμὸν τῶν υἱῶν Ισραηλ if you should take account of the children of Israel, if you should count the children of Israel Ex 30,12; πρὸ ὀφθαλμῶν λαβόντας keeping or bearing in mind 2 Mc 8,17; οὐκ ἔλαβεν συντέλειαν it is not finished 1 Ezr 6,19; λημψόμεθα τὴν ἐκδίκησιν ἡμῶν ἐξ αὐτοῦ we shall take our vengeance on him, we shall avenge ourselves on him Jer 20,10; λήμψονται τὴν κόλασιν αὐτῶν περὶ πάντων, ὧν ἐποίησαν they shall receive or bear their punishment for all the things they have done, they shall be punished for all the things they have done Ez 43,11; οὐ λήμψῃ πρόσωπον πτωχοῦ you shall not take the poor into consideration, you shall not show partiality towards the poor, you shall not favour the person of the poor Lv 19,15; ὅταν λάβω καιρόν whenever I seize the opportunity, whenever I take a set time Ps 74(75),3; πᾶς, ὂς ἂν λάψῃ τῇ γλώσσῃ αὐτοῦ ἐκ τοῦ ὕδατος whosoever shall lap of the water with his tongue Jgs 7,5; δεξιὰς λαβεῖν to take the right hand, to shake hands, to pledge friendship 1 Mc 13,50; ἔλαβεν ἐν γαστρὶ Ρεβεκκα Rebecca became pregnant, Rebecca conceived Gn 25,21; τὰ πρόβατα ἐ̓ν γαστρὶ λαμβάνοντα the sheep carrying their young, the sheep that had conceived in the belly, the pregnant sheep Gn 30,41; ἔλαβεν ἐπὶ ματαίῳ τὴν ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ he lifted up his soul to vanity, he desired vanity Ps 23(24),4; ἑώρα ἀδύνατον εἶναι τὸν Σιμωνα παῦλαν οὐ λημψόμενον τῆς ἀνοίας he saw that it was impossible that Simon would leave or abandon his folly 2 Mc 4,6; τὸν δὲ ἀγορασμὸν τῆς σιτοδοσίας τοῦ οἴκου ὑμῶν λαβόντες ἀπέλθατε go away with the sale of your house’s grain Gn 42,33; λαβόντες χρόνον at the appointed time 1 Ezr 9,12*1 Chr 24,31 ἔλαβον they received corr. ἔβαλον for MT ויפילו they cast (lots), cpr. 1 Sm 14,42, Est 3,7, Neh 11,1; *Jer 23,39 ἐγὼ λαμβάνω I (will) take, seize-אתישׂנ for MT יתישׁנ I will forget, cpr. Ez 39,26;*Zph 3,18 τίς ἔλαβεν who took-אשׂנ מי? ⋄אשׂנ for MT אתשׂמ the burden (of)?; *Jb 38,14 ἦ σὺ λαβών did you take-שׂהתתפ ⋄שׂתפ? for MT תתהפך ⋄הפך did it changeCf. HARL 1991=1992a 152-153; HARLÉ 1988 99.166-167; HELBING 1928, 53; LE BOULLUEC 1989, 245;MARGOLIS, M. 1906a=1972 71-74; →TWNT(→ἀναλαμβάνω, ἀντιλαμβάνω, ἀπολαμβάνω, διαλαμβάνω, ἐκλαμβάνω, ἐπιλαμβάνω, ἐπικαταλαμβάνω, καταλαμβάνω, μεταλαμβάνω, παραλαμβάνω, περιλαμβάνω, προλαμβάνω, προκαταλαμβάνω, προσλαμβάνω, συλλαμβάνω, συμπαραλαμβάνω, συμπεριλαμβάνω, συναντι-, ὑπολαμβάνω,,) -
3 λαμβάνω
A , al. (Milet., iv/iii B. C.), 5597.11 (Ephesus, iii B. C.), corrupted to λάμψομαι in Mss. of Hdt.1.199; [dialect] Dor.[tense] fut.[ per.] 2sg.λαψῇ Epich.34.2
, Theoc.1.4,10, inf.λαμψεῖσθαι PSI9.1091.19
; Hellenisticλήμψομαι PPar.14.47
(ii B. C.), CIG4224c (add.) ([place name] Telmessus), 4244 ([place name] Tlos), al.: [tense] aor. 2 ἔλᾰβον, [dialect] Ep.ἔλλᾰβον Il.24.170
, etc.; [dialect] Ion. Iterat. , Hdt.4.78, 130; imper.λαβέ Il.1.407
, etc.; written λάβε in [voice] Med. Ms. of A.Eu. 130, but λαβέ [dialect] Att.acc. to Hdn. Gr.1.431: [tense] pf. , Ar.Ra. 591 (lyr.), etc. (dub.in Archil. 143); [dialect] Ion., [dialect] Dor., Arc.λελάβηκα Hdt.4.79
, IG42(1).121.68 (Epid., iv B. C.), 5(2).6.14 (Tegea, iv B. C.), also Eup.426; inf.λελαβήκειν IG 42(1).121.59
(Epid.), PSI9.1091.7: [tense] plpf.εἰλήφειν Th.2.88
, [dialect] Ion.[ per.] 3sg. λελαβήκεε v.l. in Hdt.3.42 ( κατα-); [dialect] Dor. [tense] pf. subj. [ per.] 3sg. ([etym.] παρ-) ([place name] Crete):—[voice] Med., [tense] aor. 2 ἐλαβόμην, [dialect] Ep. ἐλλ-, Od. 5.325, etc.; [dialect] Ep. redupl.λελαβέσθαι 4.388
:—[voice] Pass., [tense] fut.ληφθήσομαι S.Ph.68
, Th.6.91,κατα-λελήψομαι Aristid.Or.54p.677D.
: [tense] aor. , etc.; [dialect] Ion. (Milet., v B. C.), ( κατ-) GDI5532.7 ([place name] Zeleia),ἐλάμφθην Hdt.2.89
, 6.92, 7.239 (- λάφθ- by erasure in cod. B); Hellenisticἐλήμφθην IG14.1320
, Ev.Marc. 16.19 (ἀν-); [dialect] Dor.ἐλάφθην Archim.Aren.1.13
: [tense] pf.εἴλημμαι D.24.49
, Ar.Pl. 455; but in Trag.usu. λέλημμαι, A.Ag. 876, E. Ion 1113, IA 363 (troch.), Cyc. 433, cf. Ar.Ec. 1090 ( δια-); so later προ-λέληπτε (sic) Supp.Epigr.2.769 ([place name] Dura); [dialect] Ion. λέλαμμαι ( ἀπο-) Hdt.9.51, ( δια-) 3.117; inf.ἀνα-λελάφθαι Hp.Off.11
(acc. to many codd., Hsch.and Erot., - λελάμφθαι vulg.); [dialect] Ion.[ per.] 3pl.λελήφαται An.Ox.1.268
; [dialect] Dor. [tense] pf.imper.λελάφθω Archim. Con.Sph.3
, al.:—in the [tense] fut., [tense] aor. [voice] Pass., and [tense] pf. [voice] Pass. the a is short by nature in [dialect] Ion., prob. long in [dialect] Dor. and in Doricized Hellenistic forms such asλαμψοῦνται Test.Epict.5.14
,λάμψεσθαι IG5(1).1390.67
(Andania, i B. C.); it is marked long in [dialect] Aeol.λᾱμψεται Alc.Supp.5.9
:—of these tenses Hom. uses only [tense] aor. [voice] Act., and [tense] aor.[voice] Med. twice (v. supr.); the Homeric [tense] pres. is λάζομαι. —The word has two main senses, one (more active) take; the other (more passive) receive:I take,1 take hold of, grasp, seize,μάστιγα καὶ ἡνία Od.6.81
: freq. with χειρί or χερσί added,χειρὶ χεῖρα λαβόντες Il.21.286
;χερμάδιον λάβε χειρί 5.302
;χείρεσσι λαβὼν περιμήκεα κοντόν Od.9.487
;ἐν χείρεσσι λάβ' ἡνία Il.8.116
;ἐν χεροῖν λ. S.OT 913
;διὰ χερῶν λαβών Id.Ant. 916
; ;ἐν ἀγκάλαις A.Supp. 481
, etc.; of an eagle,λ. ἄγραν ποσίν Pi.N.3.81
: c.acc. of the thing seized,λ. γούνατα Il.24.465
; but also c. acc. of whole, gen. of part seized, τὴν πτέρυγος λάβεν caught her by the wing, 2.316; ;γούνων λαβὼν κούρην Od. 6.142
;λ. τινὰ τῆς ζώνης X.An.1.6.10
, etc.: sts. c. gen. only, ἀγκὰς ἀλλήλων λαβέτην χερσί they took hold of one another with their arms, Il.23.711:—freq. in [voice] Med., v. infr. B.b take by violence, carry off as prize or booty, Il.5.273, 8.191, Hdt.4.130, S.Ph.68 ([voice] Pass.), 1431, etc.; capture a city, Plb.1.24.11, 3.61.8;ἐκ πόλιος.. ἀλόχους καὶ κτήματα Od.9.41
; of lions,λαβὼν κρατεροῖσιν ὀδοῦσιν Il.11.114
;ἵνα δαῖτα λάβῃσιν 24.43
; of an eagle, 17.678; of a dolphin, 21.24.c λ. δίκην take, exact punishment, Lys.1.29,34, Isoc.4.181; , etc. (rarely for δοῦναι δίκην, v.infr.11.1 e);λ. τιμωρίαν D.18.280
.2 of passions, feelings, etc., seize,μένος ἔλλαβε θυμόν Il.23.468
;Ἀτρεΐωνα.. χόλος λάβεν 1.387
; ;τὸν δὲ τρόμος ἔλλαβε γυῖα 24.170
, al.;δὴν δέ μιν ἀμφασίη ἐπέων λάβε Od.4.704
;τοὺς Ἀθηναίους θάρσος ἔλαβε Th.2.92
;ἄχος X.Cyr. 5.5.6
; ; ἐπειδὴ καιρὸς ἐλάμβανε when the occasion came to them, i.e. occurred, Th.2.34, D.C.44.19; of fevers and sudden illnesses, attack, Hp.Morb.1.19, Th.2.49, Ar.Ec. 417, etc. (cf. λάζομαι, λῆψις):—[voice] Pass., λαμβάνεσθαι νόσῳ, ὑπὸ [νόσου], S.Tr. 446, Hdt.1.138;ἔρωτι X.Cyr.6.1.31
, etc. (reversely of the person, λ. θυμόν, etc., v. infr.11.3).b of a deity, seize, possess, τινα Hdt.4.79:—[voice] Pass.,τῇ Ῥέᾳ λαμβάνονται Luc.Nigr.37
.c of darkness, etc., occupy, possess, .3 catch, overtake, as an enemy, Il.5.159, 11.106, 126, etc.;λ. τινὰ στείχοντα θύραζε Od.9.418
;ζῶντες ἐλάμφθησαν Hdt.9.119
; simply, find, come upon, S.OT 1031, E. Ion 1339.4 catch, find out, detect, Hdt.2.89 ([voice] Pass.); ποίῳ λαβών σε Ζεὺς ἐπ' αἰτιάματι; A.Pr. 196;τὸν αὐτόχειρα τοῦ φόνου λ. S.OT 266
: freq. c. part., κἂν λάβῃς ἐψευσμένον ib. 461;κλέπτοντα Κλέωνα λάβοιμι Ar.V. 759
;λ. τινὰ ψευδόμενον Pl.R. 389d
;τοῦτον ὑβρίζοντα λαβόντες D.21.97
: with Adj.,ὅπως μὴ λήψομαί σε προπετῆ Men.Epit. 570
:—[voice] Pass.,δρῶσ' ἐλήφθης S.Tr. 808
; ; ;ἐλήφθη μοιχός Lys.13.66
: in good sense, .5 λ. τινὰ πίστι καὶ ὁρκίοισι bind him by.., Hdt.3.74;ἀραῖον λαβεῖν τινα S.OT 276
codd.6 c. dupl. acc., take as, λαβὼν πρόβλημα σαυτοῦ παῖδα τόνδ' Id.Ph. 1007; ξυμπαραστάτην λ. τινά ib. 675;τοὺς Ἕλληνας λ. συναγωνιζομένους Isoc.5.86
.7 τὴν Ἴδην λαβὼν ἐς ἀριστερὴν χεῖρα taking, keeping Ida to your left (nisi leg. λαβών, ἐς ..) Hdt.7.42;ἐν δεξιᾷ λ. τὴν Σικελίαν Th.7.1
; λ. τὸ στρατόπεδον κατὰ νώτου take in rear, i.e. be behind, Hdt.1.75; cf.ἀπείργω 11.2
, ἔχω (A) A.1.7.8 λ. Ἑλληνίδα ἐσθῆτα assume it, Id.4.78, cf. 2.37;λ. ζυγόν Pi.P.2.93
.9 apprehend by the senses,ὄμμασιν θέαν S. Ph. 537
, cf. 656; πρόσφθεγμά τινος ib. 234;ὁρᾶται, ἢ ἄλλῃ τινὶ αἰσθήσει λαμβάνεται Pl.R. 524d
.b apprehend with the mind, understand,φρενὶ λ. τὸν λόγον Hdt.9.10
;νόῳ Id.3.41
;τῇ διανοίᾳ Pl. Prm. 143a
;λ. ἐν ταῖς γνώμαις βεβαίως X.Cyr.3.3.51
;ἐν νῷ Plb.2.35.6
: abs.,λ. τὴν ἀλήθειαν Antipho 1.6
;μνήμην παρὰ τῆς φήμης λ. Lys.2.3
, cf. Pl.Phdr. 246d, etc.c with Adv. added, take, i.e. understand in a certain manner,ταύτῃ ταῦτα ἐλάμβανον Hdt.7.142
;λάβετε [τοὺς λόγους] μὴ πολεμίως Th.4.17
; τὸ πρᾶγμα μειζόνως ἐλάμβανον took it more seriously, Id.6.27, cf. 61;ὀρθῶς λ. τὸν φιλοκερδῆ Pl.Hipparch. 227c
; λ. τι οὕτω, ὧδε, Arist.SE 174b27, Rh.Al. 1423a4;ὀργῇ καὶ φόβῳ τὸ γεγονὸς λ. Plu.Alc.18
: with παρά c.acc., λαμβάνω σε παρὰ βουκόλον .. PMag.Par.1.2434:—[voice] Pass., τρίτου καθεστῶσαι ἐπὶ πρώτου λαμβάνονται are used for the first person, A.D.Pron.78.22; with ἐς, εἰ ἐς κόρην λαμβάνοιτο be taken for a girl, Philostr.Im.2.32: less freq. c. dupl. acc., ὡς μεθυστικὰς λ. [τὰς ἁρμονίας] Arist.Pol. 1342b25, cf. S.E.P.1.179;τῆς νίκης ἆθλον τὴν ὑπεροχὴν τῆς πολιτείας λ. Arist.Pol. 1296a31
;τοῦτο λ. γιγνόμενον Id.Mete. 346a7
; alsoλ. περί τινος τί ἐστι Id.EN 1142a32
, cf. 1140a24, al.: also c. inf.,λ. τι εἶναί τι Id.Mete. 389a29
, al.: with a relat. clause, οὕτω δεῖ λαμβάνειν, ἀλλ' οὐχ ὅτι .. Id.Metaph. 1053a27, cf. Str.2.5.1;εἰλήφθω ὁ ἄδικος ποσαχῶς λέγεται Arist.EN 1129a31
: in bad sense,πρὸς δέους λ. τι Plu.Flam.7
;πρὸς ἀτιμίας Id.Cic.13
;λ. δι' οἴκτου E. Supp. 194
; but also ἐν χάριτι καὶ δωρεᾷ λ. receive as a favour, Plb.1.31.6.d in Logic, assume, take for granted,ἅπαν ζῷον λαμβάνει ἢ θνητὸν ἢ ἀθάνατον Arist.APr. 46b6
; λ. τὰς περὶ ἕκαστον ἀρχάς ib. 53a2, etc.:—[voice] Pass., τὰ ἐξ ἀρχῆς ληφθέντα ib. 26b30; αἱ εἰλημμέναι προτάσεις ib. 33a15, cf. Phld.Rh.2.46 S., Sign.35, Oec.p.5 J., S.E.P.2.89.e take, i.e. determine, estimate,τὴν ξυμμέτρησιν τῶν κλιμάκων Th.3.20
;ἐντεῦθεν τὸ μέγεθος τῶν ἁμαρτημάτων Lycurg.66
;τὴν τιμωρίαν ποθεινοτέραν λ. Th.2.42
.10 take in hand, undertake (cf. ληπτέον) , λ. τι ἐπὶ τὸ σωφρονέστερον, opp. συνταχύνειν, Hdt.3.71; μηδένα πόνον λαβόντες without taking any trouble, Id.7.24;παλαισμάτων λ. φροντίδα Pi.N.10.22
.11 take in, hold, τὸ στρατόπεδον πεζοὺς λ. περὶ τετρακισχιλίους Plb.3.107.10.12 part. λαβών freq. seems pleonastic, but adds dramatic effect, λαβὼν κύσε χεῖρα took and kissed, Od.24.398, cf. Il.21.36: so in Trag. and Com., τί μ' οὐ λαβὼν ἔκτεινας; S.OT 1391, cf. 641;τῆ νῦν τόδε πῖθι λαβών Cratin.141
, etc.b ingressive of ἔχων ( ἔχω (A) A.1.6),ἑτάρους τε λ. καὶ νῆα.. ἦλθον Od. 15.269
, cf. S.Tr. 259.II receive,1 have given one, get, receive, prop. of things (AB 106),ἄποινα Il.6.427
;τὰ πρῶτα 23.275
; , v. infr.e;παρὰ βασιλέος δῶρα Hdt.8.10
, cf. Ar. Eq. 439;πρός τινος S.El.12
, etc.;ἀπὸ τῶν συκοφαντῶν X.Mem.2.9.4
; gain, win,κλέος Od.1.298
, S.Ph. 1347, etc.;ἀρετάν Pi.O.8.6
;κόσμον Id.N.3.31
codd. (v.l. ἔλαχες Sch.); , etc.; πρὸς τὸ μνηστεύεσθαι λ. ἡλικίαν attain.., Isoc.10.39;λ. νόστον E.IT 1016
, etc.;λ. τὴν ἀρχὴν τῆς θαλάττης Isoc.5.61
; ; ; ; : also in bad sense,λ. ὀνείδη S.OT 1494
;συμφοράν E.Med.43
; (lyr.); γέλωτα μωρίαν τε incur.., Id. Ion 600;αἰτίαν ἀπό τινος Th.2.18
, etc.:—for λ. θυμόν, etc., v. supr.1.2 et infr. 3.b receive hospitably, Od.7.255, cf. S.OC 284 ([etym.] ἔλαβες τὸν ἱκέτην ἐχέγγυον) which approaches this sense; καλῶς λ. τινά treat well, BGU843.10 (i/ii A. D.).c receive in marriage, Hdt.1.199, 9.108, E.Fr.953.27, X. HG4.1.14, Isoc.10.39, PEleph.1.2 (iv B. C.), Men.Pk. 436; τοῖς λαμβάνουσιν ἐξ αὐτῶν, i.e. those who married their daughters, SIG1044.14 (Halic., iv/iii B. C.); also of the father taking a daughter-in-law,τῷ υἱῷ λ. τινά Men.Pk. 447
.e λ. δίκην receive, i.e. suffer, punishment, Hdt.1.115; τὴν ἀξίην λ. get one's deserts, Id.7.39; ;λ. ζημίας D.11.11
.f λ. ὅρκον receive an oath, Arist. Rh. 1377a8;λ. πιστά X.An.3.2.5
, al.; λ. λόγον demand an account, τινος for a thing, παρά τινος from a person, Id.Cyr.1.4.3, D.8.47.h receive as produce, profit, etc.,οἶνον ἐκ τοῦ χωρίου Ar.Nu. 1123
; [χρήματα] ἐκ τῆς ἀρχῆς Pl.R. 347b
; λ. ἑκατὸν τῆς δραχμῆς, ὀβολοῦ, purchase for.., Ar. Pax 1263, Ra. 1235, cf. Nu. 1395; πόθεν ἄν τις τοῦτο τὸ χρῖμα λάβοι; X.Smp.2.4.i λ. πεῖράν τινος, v. πεῖρα.3 of persons conceiving feelings and the like , λ. θυμόν take heart, Od. 10.461: freq. in periphrasis, λ. φόβον, = φοβεῖσθαι, S.OC 729; αἰδῶ λ., = αἰδεῖσθαι, Id.Aj. 345; λ. ὀργήν, = ὀργίζεσθαι, E.Supp. 1050: so generally λ. ἀρχήν, = ἄρχεσθαι, Id.IA 1124; λ. ὕψος, ἐπίδοσιν, αὔξησιν, = ὑψοῦσθαι, ἐπιδιδόναι, αὐξάνεσθαι, Th.1.91, Isoc.4.10, Arist.GA 732b5, etc.;λ. κακόν τι Ar.Nu. 1310
; λ. νόσον take a disease, Pl.R. 610d; λ. μορφήν, τέλος, etc., Arist.GA 762a13, 744a21, etc.; αἱ οἰκίαι ἐπάλξεις λαμβάνουσαι receiving battlements, having battlements added, Th.4.69, cf. 115.4 c. inf., receive permission to.., SIG996.6 (Smyrna, i A. D.).B [voice] Med., take hold of, lay hold on, c. gen., [ σχεδίης] Od.5.325; τῆς κεφαλῆς, τῶν γουνάτων, Hdt.4.64, 9.76; , etc.;τοῦ βωμοῦ And.1.126
, etc.: c. dupl.gen.,μου λαβόμενος τῆς χειρός Pl. Chrm. 153b
.2 seize and keep hold of, obtain possession of, ; καιροῦ λαβόμενος seizing the opportunity, Is.2.28;λ. ἀληθείας Pl.Plt. 309d
: rarely c. acc.,τόν.. λελαβέσθαι Od.4.388
.3 lay hands upon, χαλεπῶς λαμβάνεσθαί τινος lay rough hands on him, deal hardly with him, Hdt.2.121. δ.4 of place, λ. τῶν ὀρῶν take to the mountains, Th.3.24, cf. 106; Δήλου λαβόμεναι (sc. αἱ νῆες) reaching Delos, Id.8.80.6 λαβέσθαι ἑαυτοῦ check oneself, Hld.2.24.Greek-English dictionary (Αγγλικά Ελληνικά-λεξικό) > λαμβάνω
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4 ἀναλαμβάνω
ἀναλαμβάνω (λαμβάνω ‘take’; Hdt.+) 2 aor. ἀνέλαβον; pf. ἀνείληφα. Mid.: fut. ἀναλήψομαι; 2 aor. 3 sg. ἀνελάβετο TestJos 16:5. Pass.: 1 fut. ἀναληφθήσομαι LXX; 1 aor. ἀνελή(μ)φθην (B-D-F §101 λαμβ.; Mlt-H. 246f).① to lift up and carry away, take up εἰς τὸν οὐρανόν (4 Km 2:10f; 1 Macc 2:58; Philo, Mos. 2, 291; TestAbr A 7 p. 84, 16 [Stone p. 16], B 4 p. 108, 16 [Stone p. 64] al.; Just., D. 80, 4; cp. Did., Gen. 148, 2; cp. ἀνάλημψις AssMos p. 64 Denis [=p. 272 Tromp] and PtK Fgm. 4 p. 15, 36) pass. of Christ Mk 16:19; Ac 1:11 (Just., D. 32, 3; Mel., P. 70, 510; of dead pers. εἰς οὐρανούς TestJob 39:12). Of Paul εἰς τὸν ἅγιον τόπον ἀνελήμφθη he was taken up into the realm of the blessed 1 Cl 5:7. In same sense without εἰς τ. οὐ. (cp. Sir 48:9; 49:14; TestAbr A 15 p. 95, 15 [Stone p. 38] ἀφʼ ὑμῶν; ParJer 9:3) Ac 1:2 (PvanStempvoort, NTS 5, ’58/59, 30–42 takes Ac 1:2 to refer to the death of Christ; JDupont, NTS, ’61/62, 154–57, to his ascension. Cp. also BMetzger, The Mng. of Christ’s Ascension, RTStamm memorial vol., ’69, 118–28), 22; 1 Ti 3:16; GPt 5:19. Perh. of a deceased woman (Christian ins ἀνελήμφθη=‘has died’, like our ‘is in heaven’: Byzantion 2, 1926, 330; CB I /2, 561, no. 454) Hv 1, 1, 5 (see handbooks ad loc.). Of a sheet Ac 10:16.② to take up in order to carry, take up ἀ. τὴν σκηνὴν τοῦ Μολόχ you took along the tent of Moloch Ac 7:43 (Am 5:26).—Of weapons take (Hdt. 3, 78, 2; 9, 53, 16 et al.; SIG 742, 45; 49; 2 Macc 10:27; Jdth 6:12; 7:5; 14:3 ἀναλαβόντες τὰς πανοπλίας; Jos., Ant. 20, 110 πανοπλ. ἀναλ.; 121) τὴν πανοπλίαν τοῦ θεοῦ Eph 6:13. τὸν θυρεὸν τῆς πίστεως vs. 16.③ to make someth. one’s own by taking, w. focus on moral or transcendent aspects, take to one’s self, adopt (TestJob 21:4 λογισμόν; ParJer 9:22 [Christ.] ὁμοιότητα; Ar. 15, 1 σάρκα [of Christ]; Tat. 10, 1 ἀετοῦ μορφήν; Orig., C. Cels. 3, 28, 49 Βίον, ὸ̔ν Ἰησοῦς ἐδίδαξεν) τὴν πραϋπάθειαν ITr 8:1. ζῆλον ἄδικον καὶ ἀσεβῆ 1 Cl 3:4; μιαρὸν καὶ ἄδικον ζῆλον 45:4.— Accept παιδείαν 56:2 (s. παιδεία 1).—ἀ. τὴν διαθήκην ἐπὶ στόματός σου take the covenant in your mouth 35:7 (Ps 49:16).—τὴν δύναμίν τινος take back someone’s power Hs 9, 14, 2. τὴν ζωήν receive life Hs 9, 16, 3.④ take someone along on a journey, take along of a travel companion (Thu., X.; 2 Macc 12:38; Jos., Bell. 2, 551, Ant. 4, 85; TestJos 16:5) 2 Ti 4:11; of Paul’s escort Ac 23:31.— Take on board (Thu. 7, 25, 4) 20:13f.⑤ take up someth. for scrutiny, take in hand (βύβλοι ‘divisions of a book or treatise’ Polyb. 3, 9, 3; βιβλίον 1 Esdr 9:45) τὴν ἐπιστολὴν τ. μακαρίου Παύλου 1 Cl 47:1.—DELG s.v. λαμβάνω. M-M. TW. -
5 καταλαμβάνω
+ V 13-31-19-20-43=126 Gn 19,19; 31,23.25; 44,4; Ex 15,9A: to take, lay hold of [τι] Jgs 7,24; to take, to overtake [τινα] (of God) Jb 5,13; to overtake, to befall [τινα] (of evil) Gn 19,19; to overtake [τινα] (often after a pursuit) Gn 31,23; to reach [τινα] (of men reaching God) Mi 6,6; to overtake, to take hold of [τινα] (of sin; metaph.) Ps 39(40),13; to lay hold of, to come over, to overtake [τινα] (of feelings; metaph.) Ps 68(69),25; to take prisoner [τινα] 2 Chr 25,23; to take, to capture [τι] (of city) 2 Sm 12,26to comprehend, to understand [τι] Jb 34,24, cpr. DnLXX 1,20to find sb doing [τινα +pred.] 1 Ezr 6,8; to detect, to catch in the act of doing (esp. of the detection of adultery) [τινα] SusLXX 58, see also Jer 3,8 (double transl. of the Hebr.)M: to seize, to lay hold on [τι] Prv 1,13; to overtake, to take hold of [τινα] (of sin) Jdt 11,11; to take, to capture [τι] (of city) Nm 21,32; to occupy, to keep [τι] 1 Mc 11,46P: to be taken, to be stolen Ex 22,3; to be apprehended, to be taken hold of Prv 2,19; to be detected Ob 6;to be convicted Jer 3,8κατέλαβον τὸν Μανασση ἐν δεσμοῖς they took Manasseh in bonds, they captured Manasseh 2 Chr 33,11; τοῦ φιλίαν καταλαβέσθαι τοῖς Ιουδαίοις to form friendship with the Jews 1 Mc 10,23; καταλάβωσιν τρίβους εὐθείας they comprehend, they understand the paths of life Prv 2,19; κατειλημμένη ἐν ἀγῶνι θανάτου seized by the agony of death Est 4,17k; καταλήμψεται ὁ ἀλοητὸς τὸν τρύγητον the threshingtime shall over-take the vintage Lv 26,5; οἳ κατελάβοσαν τοὺς πατέρας ὑμῶν who convicted your fathers Zech 1,6 *2 Chr 9,20 χρυσίῳ κατειλημμένα with gold, stolen? corr.? χρυσίῳ κατακεκλεισμένα for MT סגור זהב covered with gold, of pure gold, cpr. 1 Kgs 6,20; *Jer 28(51),34 κατέλαβέν με he came upon me-יגנישׂי? for MT יציגני he put me awayCf. MARGOLIS, M. 1906a=1972 77; →LSJ Suppl (2 Chr 9,20) -
6 αριστήι
ἀ̱ριστῇ, ἀριστάωtake the: pres subj mp 2nd sg (doric)ἀ̱ριστῇ, ἀριστάωtake the: pres ind mp 2nd sg (doric aeolic)ἀ̱ριστῇ, ἀριστάωtake the: pres subj act 3rd sg (doric)ἀ̱ριστῇ, ἀριστάωtake the: pres ind act 3rd sg (doric aeolic)ἀ̱ριστῇ, ἀριστάωtake the: pres subj mp 2nd sg (epic ionic)ἀ̱ριστῇ, ἀριστάωtake the: pres ind mp 2nd sg (epic doric ionic aeolic)ἀ̱ριστῇ, ἀριστάωtake the: pres subj act 3rd sg (epic ionic)ἀριστεύςthose who excel in valour: masc dat sg (epic ionic) -
7 ἀριστῆι
ἀ̱ριστῇ, ἀριστάωtake the: pres subj mp 2nd sg (doric)ἀ̱ριστῇ, ἀριστάωtake the: pres ind mp 2nd sg (doric aeolic)ἀ̱ριστῇ, ἀριστάωtake the: pres subj act 3rd sg (doric)ἀ̱ριστῇ, ἀριστάωtake the: pres ind act 3rd sg (doric aeolic)ἀ̱ριστῇ, ἀριστάωtake the: pres subj mp 2nd sg (epic ionic)ἀ̱ριστῇ, ἀριστάωtake the: pres ind mp 2nd sg (epic doric ionic aeolic)ἀ̱ριστῇ, ἀριστάωtake the: pres subj act 3rd sg (epic ionic)ἀριστεύςthose who excel in valour: masc dat sg (epic ionic) -
8 αριστώ
ἀ̱ριστῶ, ἀριστάωtake the: imperf ind mp 2nd sg (doric aeolic)ἀ̱ριστῶ, ἀριστάωtake the: pres imperat mp 2nd sgἀ̱ριστῶ, ἀριστάωtake the: pres subj act 1st sg (attic epic ionic)ἀ̱ριστῶ, ἀριστάωtake the: pres ind act 1st sg (attic epic doric ionic aeolic)ἀ̱ριστῶ, ἀριστάωtake the: pres subj act 1st sg (attic epic doric ionic)ἀ̱ριστῶ, ἀριστάωtake the: pres ind act 1st sg (attic epic doric ionic aeolic)ἀ̱ριστῶ, ἀριστάωtake the: imperf ind mp 2nd sg (homeric ionic) -
9 ἀριστῶ
ἀ̱ριστῶ, ἀριστάωtake the: imperf ind mp 2nd sg (doric aeolic)ἀ̱ριστῶ, ἀριστάωtake the: pres imperat mp 2nd sgἀ̱ριστῶ, ἀριστάωtake the: pres subj act 1st sg (attic epic ionic)ἀ̱ριστῶ, ἀριστάωtake the: pres ind act 1st sg (attic epic doric ionic aeolic)ἀ̱ριστῶ, ἀριστάωtake the: pres subj act 1st sg (attic epic doric ionic)ἀ̱ριστῶ, ἀριστάωtake the: pres ind act 1st sg (attic epic doric ionic aeolic)ἀ̱ριστῶ, ἀριστάωtake the: imperf ind mp 2nd sg (homeric ionic) -
10 αριστάν
ἄριστοςbest: masc /fem gen pl (doric)ἀ̱ριστᾶν, ἀριστάωtake the: pres part act masc voc sg (doric aeolic)ἀ̱ριστᾶν, ἀριστάωtake the: pres part act neut nom /voc /acc sg (doric aeolic)ἀ̱ριστᾶν, ἀριστάωtake the: pres part act masc nom sg (doric aeolic)ἀ̱ριστᾶ̱ν, ἀριστάωtake the: pres inf act (epic doric)ἀ̱ριστᾶν, ἀριστάωtake the: pres inf act (attic doric)——————ἀ̱ριστᾷν, ἀριστάωtake the: pres inf act -
11 αρίστην
ἄριστοςbest: fem acc sg (attic epic ionic)ἀ̱ρίστην, ἀριστάωtake the: imperf ind act 3rd pl (epic doric aeolic)ἀ̱ρίστην, ἀριστάωtake the: imperf ind act 1st sg (doric aeolic)ἀ̱ρίστην, ἀριστάωtake the: imperf ind act 3rd pl (epic doric aeolic)ἀ̱ρίστην, ἀριστάωtake the: imperf ind act 1st sg (homeric ionic)——————ἀρίστην, ἄριστοςbest: fem acc sg (attic epic ionic)ἀ̱ρίστην, ἀριστάωtake the: imperf ind act 3rd pl (epic doric aeolic)ἀ̱ρίστην, ἀριστάωtake the: imperf ind act 1st sg (doric aeolic) -
12 ὑπάρχω
A- ξω Hdt.6.109
, S.Ant. 932 (anap.): [tense] aor. ὑπῆρξα (v. infr. 1):—[voice] Pass., [tense] fut.ὑπαρχθήσομαι PTeb.418.7
(iii A. D.): [tense] pf. ὕπηργμαι, [dialect] Ion.- αργμαι Hdt.7.11
:—begin, take the initiative:—Constr.:1 abs., Od.24.286, E.Ph. 1223;ὑπάρχων ἠδίκεις αὐτούς Isoc.16.44
; ὁ ὑπάρξας the beginner (in a quarrel), D.59.15, cf. 1;ἀμύνεσθαι τοὺς ὑπάρξαντας Lys.24.18
;ἀμυνομένους, μὴ ὑπάρχοντας Pl.Grg. 456e
;ὡς οὐχ ὑπάρχων ἀλλὰ τιμωρούμενος Men.358
:—[voice] Med., Pl.Ti. 41c, Ael. NA12.41, etc.2 c. gen., take the initiative in, begin, ἀδίκων ἔργων, ἀδικίης, Hdt.1.5, 4.1, cf. Th.2.74, etc.;ὑ. τῆς ἐλευθερίας τῇ Ἑλλάδι And.1.142
, cf. Pl.Mx. 237b.3 c. part., take the initiative in doing,ἐμὲ ὑπῆρξαν ἄδικα ποιεῦντες Hdt.7.8
.β, cf. 6.133, 9.78; ὑπάρχει εὖ (or κακῶς)ποιῶν τινα X.An.2.3.23
, 5.5.9; τοῖς αὐτοῖς ἀμύνεσθαι οἷσπερ καὶ οἱ Λκεδαιμόνιοι ὑπῆρξαν retaliating by the means which the L. had used first, Th.2.67 (where οἷσπερ is expld. by the following ἀποκτείναντες and ἐσβαλόντες).b in [voice] Med. c. inf., Ael.NA14.11: c. gen., βαδίσεως -ονται ib.4.34; ἡλίου -ομένου τῆς ἀκμῆς ib.1.20.4 c. acc., ὑ. εὐεργεσίας εἴς τινα or τινι take the initiative in [doing] kindnesses to one, D.19.280, Aeschin.2.26; ὑ. τοῦτο (sc. τὸ εὐνοεῖν) Men.927:—[voice] Pass.,ὑπηρεσίαι ὑπηργμέναι εἰς Φίλιππον αὑτῷ Aeschin. 2.109
;τὰ παρὰ τῶν θεῶν ὑπηργμένα D.1.10
; τὰ ἔκ τινος ὑπαργμένα ([dialect] Ion. for ὑπηργ-) Hdt.7.11;ὑπηργμένων πολλῶν κἀγαθῶν Ar. Lys. 1159
; ;ἀνάξια τῶν εἰς ὑμᾶς ὑπηργμένων Lys.21.25
; ἄξιον τῶν ὑ. equivalent to what was done for him, Arist.EN 1163b21: impers., ὑπῆρκτο αὐτοῦ (sc. τοῦ Πειραιέως) a beginning of it had been made, Th.1.93.B in [voice] Act. only, to be the begining, (anap.); πολλῶν κακῶν, μεγάλων ἀχέων, E.Ph. 1582 (v. l.), Andr. 274 (lyr.), cf. HF 1169.2 to be already in existence, (troch.); was already there,Pi.
P.4.205; αὗται αἱ νέες τοῖσι Ἀθηναίοισι ὑπῆρχον already existed, opp. to those they were about to build, Hdt.7.144; εἰ τοίνυν σφι χώρη γε μηδεμία ὑπῆρχε if they had no country originally existing, Id.2.15; χωρὶς δὲ τούτων οἱ χίλιοι ὑπῆρχον the original thousand existed, X.Cyr.1.5.5; (lyr.);ὑπαρχούσης μὲν τιμῆς, παρούσης δὲ δυνάμεως X.Ages.8.1
;τοῦτο δεῖ προσεῖναι, τὰ δ' ἄλλ' ὑπάρχει D.3.15
, cf. 8.53;ταὐτὰ ὑ. αὐτῷ ἅπερ ἐμοί Antipho 5.60
, cf. Lys.12.23; ὑμῖν.. ἐλευθερίαν τε ὑπάρχειν καὶ Λακεδαιμονίων ξυμμάχοις κεκλῆσθαι there is in store for you.., Th.5.9: c. gen., οἶκος δ' ὑ. τῶνδε.. ἔχειν there is store of these things for us to have, A.Ag. 961 (s. v. l., οἴκοις Pors.): freq. in part., ἡ ὑπάρχουσα οὐσία the existing property, Isoc.1.28;τὰ ὑ. ἁμαρτήματα Th.2.92
; τῆς ὑ. τιμῆς for the current price, Syngr. ap. D.35.12; οἱ ὑ. πολῖται the existing citizens, Id.18.295; τῆς φύσεως ὑ. nature being what it is, X.Cyr.6.4.4; also κρησφύγετόν τι ὑπάρχον εἶναι that there should be a refuge ready prepared, Hdt.5.124.3 exist really, opp. φαίνομαι, Arist.Cael. 297b22, Metaph. 1046b10; ;καταληπτικὴ φαντασία ἡ ἀπὸ τοῦ ὑπάρχοντος Stoic.2.25
.4 simply, be, (anap.);ὅθεν εὐμάρει' ὑπάρχοι πόρου Id.Ph. 704
(lyr.): and with a predicate, ;τὸ χωρίον καρτερὸν ὑ. Th.4.4
; φύσεως ἀγαθῆς ὑπάρξαι to be of a good natural disposition, X.Oec.21.11;κἂν σοφὸς ὑπάρχῃ Philem.102
; μέγα ὑ. τοῖς τοιούτοις λόγοις ις of great advantage to them, D.3.19; πολλῶν ὑπάρξει κῦρος ἡμέρα καλῶν, = κυρώσει πολλὰ καλά, S.El. 919.b τὰ ὑπάρχοντα, much like τὰ ὑπηργμένα (A. 4 [voice] Pass.), a man's record,ἀνάξιον τῶν ὑ. τῇ πόλει καὶ πεπραγμένων τοῖς προγόνοις D.8.49
; τὰ κάλλιστα τῶν ὑ. your past record, Id.18.95; ἡ ὑπάρχουσα αἰσχύνη the disgrace which has been incurred, Id.19.217;τὰ ὑπάρχοντα [αὑτῷ] ἐγκλήματα Aeschin.1.179
.5 sts. with a part., much like τυγχάνω, τοιαῦτα [αὐτῷ] ὑπῆρχε ἐὀντα Hdt.1.192;ἐχθρὸς ὑ. ὤν D.21.38
;ὑ. δύναμιν κεκτημένοι Id.3.7
, cf. 15.1.6 προγόνων ὑ. τῶν ἐξ Ἰλίου to be the descendant of.., D.H.2.65.II like ὑπόκειμαι 11.2, to be laid down, to be taken for granted, Pl.Smp. 198d; τούτου ὑπάρχοντος, τούτων ὑπαρχόντων, this being granted, Id.Ti. 30c, 29b;θέντες ὡς ὑπάρχον Id.R. 458a
.III belong to, fall to one, accrue, ὑπάρξει τοι.. τὰ ἐναντία you will have, Hdt.6.109, etc.;τὸ μισεῖσθαι πᾶσιν ὑ. Th.2.64
; τὴν ὑπάρχουσαν ἀπ' ἀλλήλων ἀμφοτέροις [σωτηρίαν] Id.6.86; ἡ ὑπάρχουσα φύσις your proper nature, its normal condition, Id.2.45; τῇ τέχνῃ ὑπάρχειν διδούς assigning as a property of art, Pl.Phlb. 58c, cf. Tht. 150b, 150c.2 of persons, ὑ. τινί to be devoted to one, X.An.1.1.4, HG7.5.5, D.19.54, etc.; καθ' ὑμῶν ὑπάρξων ἐκείνῳ he will be on his side against you, ib.118, cf. 2.14.b ἐν παντὶ.. πᾶς χωρίῳ, καὶ ᾧ μὴ ὑπάρχομεν every one in every place, even outside our sphere of influence (lit. to which we do not belong), Th.6.87.3 in the Logic of Arist. ὑπάρχειν denotes the subsistence of qualities in a subject, Metaph.1025a14; ὑ. τινί, = κατηγορεῖσθαί τινος, APr. 25a13, al.; ὑ. κατά τινος ib. 24a27, Int. 16b13; ἐπί τινος ib. 16a32;ὑ. τινὶ ζῴῳ πεζῷ δίποδι εἶναι Top. 109a14
; ὑπάρξει τι [τῷ πρώτῳ] it will have predicates, Plot.5.6.2;ἡ γένεσις τῷ χρόνῳ.. ὑπάρχει Dam.Pr. 142
.IV freq. in neut. pl. part., τὰ ὑπάρχοντα,1 in signf. 1, existing circumstances, presentadvantages, Democr. 191, D.2.2;ἀπὸ τῶν αἰεὶ ὑ. σφαλέντες Th.4.18
, cf. 6.33; πρὸς τὰ ὑ. ib.31;ἐκ τῶν ὑ.
under the circumstances, according to one's means,X.
An.6.4.9, Arist.Pol. 1288b33;ὡς ἐκ τῶν ὑ. Th.7.76
, 8.1.2 in signf. 111, possessions, resources, Id.1.70, 144, etc.; τὰ ἑκατέροις ὑ. ib. 141;κινδυνεύειν περὶ τῶν ὑ. Isoc.3.57
: as a Subst.,τὰ ὑ. αὐτοῦ Ev.Matt. 24.47
, cf. LXXGe.12.5; ὑποθέμενος τὰ ὑ. καὶ ὑπάρξοντα present and future resources, POxy.125.22 (vi A.D.), etc.3 Math., ὑπάρχοντα εἴδη positive terms, Dioph.1Def.10.V impers., ὑπάρχει the fact is that.., c. acc. et inf.,ὑ. γάρ σε μὴ γνῶναί τινα S.El. 1340
; ὡς ὑ. τοῦ ἔχειν .. as the case stands with regard to having, Arist.HA 516b25; περὶ τοὺς μαστοὺς ὑπεναντίως ὑ. ib. 500a14.2 it is allowed, it is possible, c. dat. et inf.,ὑ. ἡμῖν ἐπικρατεῖν Th.7.63
, cf. And.2.19, etc.;ὑ. αὐτῇ εὐδαίμονι εἶναι Pl.Phd. 81a
, cf. Prt. 345a, Phdr. 240b, etc.: also without a dat.,οὐχ ὑ. εἰδέναι Th.1.82
;ὑ. τὴν αὐτὴν εἶναι μητέρα Is.7.25
, etc.: abs., ὥσπερ ὑπῆρχε as well as was possible, Th.3.109.3 in neut. part., ὑπάρχον ὑμῖν πολεμεῖν since it is allowed you to.., Th. 1.124, cf. Pl.Smp. 217a. -
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ἀ̱ντιστρατευόμεθα, ἀντιστρατεύομαιtake the field: imperf ind mp 1st pl (doric aeolic)ἀντιστρατεύομαιtake the field: pres ind mp 1st plἀντιστρατεύομαιtake the field: pres ind mp 1st plἀντιστρατεύομαιtake the field: imperf ind mp 1st pl (homeric ionic)ἀντιστρατεύομαιtake the field: imperf ind mp 1st pl (homeric ionic) -
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ἀ̱ντιστρατευόμεθα, ἀντιστρατεύομαιtake the field: imperf ind mp 1st pl (doric aeolic)ἀντιστρατεύομαιtake the field: pres ind mp 1st plἀντιστρατεύομαιtake the field: pres ind mp 1st plἀντιστρατεύομαιtake the field: imperf ind mp 1st pl (homeric ionic)ἀντιστρατεύομαιtake the field: imperf ind mp 1st pl (homeric ionic) -
15 αντιστρατεύσεται
ἀντιστρατεύομαιtake the field: aor subj mp 3rd sg (epic)ἀντιστρατεύομαιtake the field: fut ind mp 3rd sgἀ̱ντιστρατεύσεται, ἀντιστρατεύομαιtake the field: futperf ind mp 3rd sg (doric aeolic)ἀντιστρατεύομαιtake the field: aor subj mid 3rd sg (epic)ἀντιστρατεύομαιtake the field: fut ind mid 3rd sg -
16 ἀντιστρατεύσεται
ἀντιστρατεύομαιtake the field: aor subj mp 3rd sg (epic)ἀντιστρατεύομαιtake the field: fut ind mp 3rd sgἀ̱ντιστρατεύσεται, ἀντιστρατεύομαιtake the field: futperf ind mp 3rd sg (doric aeolic)ἀντιστρατεύομαιtake the field: aor subj mid 3rd sg (epic)ἀντιστρατεύομαιtake the field: fut ind mid 3rd sg -
17 αποκιδαρώσει
ἀποκιδαρόωtake the: aor subj act 3rd sg (epic)ἀποκιδαρόωtake the: fut ind mid 2nd sgἀποκιδαρόωtake the: fut ind act 3rd sgἀ̱ποκιδαρώσει, ἀποκιδαρόωtake the: futperf ind mp 2nd sg (doric aeolic)ἀ̱ποκιδαρώσει, ἀποκιδαρόωtake the: futperf ind act 3rd sg (doric aeolic) -
18 ἀποκιδαρώσει
ἀποκιδαρόωtake the: aor subj act 3rd sg (epic)ἀποκιδαρόωtake the: fut ind mid 2nd sgἀποκιδαρόωtake the: fut ind act 3rd sgἀ̱ποκιδαρώσει, ἀποκιδαρόωtake the: futperf ind mp 2nd sg (doric aeolic)ἀ̱ποκιδαρώσει, ἀποκιδαρόωtake the: futperf ind act 3rd sg (doric aeolic) -
19 αριστάτε
ἀ̱ριστᾶτε, ἀριστάωtake the: imperf ind act 2nd pl (doric aeolic)ἀ̱ριστᾶτε, ἀριστάωtake the: pres imperat act 2nd plἀ̱ριστᾶτε, ἀριστάωtake the: pres subj act 2nd plἀ̱ριστᾶτε, ἀριστάωtake the: pres ind act 2nd plἀ̱ριστᾶτε, ἀριστάωtake the: imperf ind act 2nd pl (homeric ionic) -
20 ἀριστᾶτε
ἀ̱ριστᾶτε, ἀριστάωtake the: imperf ind act 2nd pl (doric aeolic)ἀ̱ριστᾶτε, ἀριστάωtake the: pres imperat act 2nd plἀ̱ριστᾶτε, ἀριστάωtake the: pres subj act 2nd plἀ̱ριστᾶτε, ἀριστάωtake the: pres ind act 2nd plἀ̱ριστᾶτε, ἀριστάωtake the: imperf ind act 2nd pl (homeric ionic)
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