κατα-λαμβάνω [in LXX for נָשַׂג hi., לָכַד, etc. ;] 1. to lap hold of, seize, appropriate: Mrk.9:18; with accusative of thing(s), 1Co.9:24, Php.3:12-13 2. to overtake: as carrel, of διώκω (Field, Notes, 158 f.), Rom.9:30; ἡ ἡμέρα, 1Th.5:4; of evils, Jhn.1:5 12:35 (cf. 617 T); hence, to surprise, discover: Jhn.8:3-4], 3. Of mental action, to apprehend, comprehend; so mid., in NT (M, Pr., 158): Eph.3:18; before ὅτι, Act.4:13 10:34; with accusative and inf., Act.25:25 (MM, Exp., xv).† (AS)
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G2638 — καταλαμβάνω
katalambanō · to grasp · Greek
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Mark 9:18 · καταλάβῃ,Whenever it seizes him, it throws him to the ground. He foams at the mouth, gnashes his teeth, and becomes rigid. I asked Your disciples to drive it out, but they were unable.”John 1:5 · κατέλαβεν.¶The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.John 12:35 · καταλάβῃ·Then Jesus told them, “For a little while longer, the Light will be among you. Walk while you have the Light, so that darkness will not overtake you. The one who walks in the darkness does not know where he is going.Acts 4:13 · καταλαβόμενοιWhen they saw the boldness of Peter and John and realized that they were unschooled, ordinary men, they marveled and took note that these men had been with Jesus.Acts 10:34 · καταλαμβάνομαιThen Peter began to speak: “I now truly understand that God does not show favoritism,Acts 25:25 · κατελαβόμηνBut I found he had done nothing worthy of death, and since he has now appealed to the Emperor, I decided to send him.Romans 9:30 · κατέλαβενWhat then will we say? That the Gentiles, who did not pursue righteousness, have obtained it, a righteousness that is by faith;1 Corinthians 9:24 · καταλάβητε.Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one receives the prize? Run in such a way as to take the prize.Ephesians 3:18 · καταλαβέσθαιwill have power, together with all the saints, to comprehend the length and width and height and depthPhilippians 3:12 · καταλάβω · κατελήμφθηνNot that I have already obtained all this, or have already been made perfect, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me.Philippians 3:13 · κατειληφέναι·Brothers, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead,1 Thessalonians 5:4 · καταλάβῃ·But you, brothers, are not in the darkness so that this day should overtake you like a thief.