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SBL Greek New Testament lexicon

καταλαμβάνω

Lexicon IndexWritten Scriptures
Lemmaκαταλαμβάνω
Citation formκαταλαμβάνω
Part of speechverb
GlossI seize tight hold of, overtake, comprehend
Strong’sG2638
Transliterationkatalambánō
Definitionto take eagerly, i.e. seize, possess, etc. (literally or figuratively)
KJV glosses:--apprehend, attain, come upon, comprehend, find, obtain, perceive, (over-)take.
Derivationfrom and
SBLGNT occurrences12

Forms and grammatical context

Each form is parsed from its actual MorphGNT occurrence; a form may have more than one analysis depending on context.

Greek formGrammar and occurrences
καταλαβέσθαι
verb, aorist, middle, infinitive (MorphGNT -AMN----) — Ephesians 3:18
καταλάβῃ
verb, third person, aorist, active, subjunctive, singular (MorphGNT 3AAS-S--) — Mark 9:18
verb, third person, aorist, active, subjunctive, singular (MorphGNT 3AAS-S--) — John 12:35
verb, third person, aorist, active, subjunctive, singular (MorphGNT 3AAS-S--) — 1 Thessalonians 5:4
καταλάβητε
verb, second person, aorist, active, subjunctive, plural (MorphGNT 2AAS-P--) — 1 Corinthians 9:24
καταλαβόμενοι
verb, aorist, middle, participle, nominative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT -AMPNPM-) — Acts 4:13
καταλάβω
verb, first person, aorist, active, subjunctive, singular (MorphGNT 1AAS-S--) — Philippians 3:12
καταλαμβάνομαι
verb, first person, present, middle, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 1PMI-S--) — Acts 10:34
κατειληφέναι
verb, perfect, active, infinitive (MorphGNT -XAN----) — Philippians 3:13
κατέλαβεν
verb, third person, aorist, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3AAI-S--) — John 1:5
verb, third person, aorist, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3AAI-S--) — Romans 9:30
κατελαβόμην
verb, first person, aorist, middle, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 1AMI-S--) — Acts 25:25
κατελήμφθην
verb, first person, aorist, passive, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 1API-S--) — Philippians 3:12

Morphology

Occurrences

Septuagint occurrences

The same normalized Greek lemma occurs in the Rahlfs Septuagint: καταλαμβανω.