Greek · G2983, G4151, G40

Λάβετε πνεῦμα ἅγιον

While is more violent, to seize or remove)) · spirit/breath: spirit · holy

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λαμβάνωG2983while is more violent, to seize or remove))

Pronunciationlambánō

To take or receive, with metaphorical extension to receiving intangible things like words, testimony, or eternal life.

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πνεῦμαG4151spirit/breath: spirit

Pronunciationpneûma

Spirit as the immaterial dimension of human existence, or God's transformative power, distinct from soul and body.

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ἅγιοςG40holy

Pronunciationhágios

Set apart to God for his service, characterized by moral purity reflecting God's own nature.

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What does Λάβετε πνεῦμα ἅγιον (labete pneuma hagion) mean in the Bible?

λαμβάνω · πνεῦμα · ἅγιος is a Greek phrase meaning "while is more violent, to seize or remove))".

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What does λαμβάνω · πνεῦμα · ἅγιος mean in the Bible?

λαμβάνω · πνεῦμα · ἅγιος is a Greek phrase meaning "while is more violent, to seize or remove))".

How many biblical occurrences are listed for G2983, G4151, G40?

G2983, G4151, G40 is connected to 258 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.

Evidence Summary

Greek phrase. while is more violent, to seize or remove))

Strong'sG2983, G4151, G40

Lexical occurrences258 verses Word forms6 forms258 references

Source Gloss

while is more violent, to seize or remove))

Grammatical Forms

How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.

This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.

Form groups6Aligned forms258TensesAorist, Present, Future, Perfect, ImperfectVoicesActive, Middle, Passive

Tenses

AoristPresentFuturePerfectImperfect

Voices

ActiveMiddlePassive

Participleverbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality79×

Aorist ActiveMatt 13:31 · Matt 14:19 · Matt 17:27 · Matt 25:16 · Matt 25:18 · Matt 25:20 · Matt 26:26 · Matt 26:27 · Matt 27:24 · Matt 27:48 · Matt 27:59 · Mark 6:41 · Mark 8:6 · Mark 9:36 · Mark 14:22 · Mark 14:2365×

Present ActiveMatt 13:20 · John 12:48 · John 13:20 · Heb 7:9 · Rev 2:17 · Matt 17:24 · John 5:44 · Rom 5:17 · Heb 7:5 · 3 John 1:711×

Present Passive1 Tim 4:4 · Heb 5:12×

Perfect ActiveMatt 25:241×

Infinitiveverbal noun — the action in abstract26×

Aorist ActiveMatt 5:40 · Matt 15:26 · Matt 16:5 · Matt 21:34 · Mark 7:27 · Mark 8:14 · Luke 6:34 · Luke 19:12 · John 6:21 · John 10:18 · John 14:17 · Acts 1:25 · Acts 3:3 · Acts 3:5 · Acts 10:43 · Acts 15:1422×

Present ActiveJohn 3:27 · John 7:39 · Acts 20:35 · Heb 11:84×

Indicativestates a fact or reality124×

Aorist ActiveMatt 8:17 · Matt 15:36 · Mark 12:20 · Mark 12:21 · Mark 15:23 · Luke 5:26 · Luke 7:16 · Luke 20:31 · John 6:11 · John 13:12 · John 19:1 · John 19:27 · John 19:30 · Acts 24:27 · Acts 28:15 · Rom 4:1169×

Present ActiveMatt 7:8 · Matt 10:38 · Luke 9:39 · Luke 11:10 · John 3:32 · John 4:36 · John 7:23 · John 13:20 · John 16:15 · John 21:13 · 1 Cor 9:24 · 2 Cor 11:20 · Gal 2:6 · Heb 5:4 · Rev 14:9 · Rev 14:1130×

Future MiddleMatt 10:41 · Matt 19:29 · John 16:14 · 1 Cor 3:8 · 1 Cor 3:14 · Jas 1:7 · Jas 1:12 · Matt 21:22 · John 5:43 · John 16:24 · Acts 1:8 · Acts 2:38 · Matt 20:10 · Mark 12:40 · Luke 20:47 · Rom 13:218×

Perfect Active1 Cor 10:13 · Rev 5:7 · Rev 8:5 · Rev 3:3 · Rev 11:17 · Rev 2:286×

Imperfect ActiveActs 8:171×

Subjunctivepossibility, probability, or purpose16×

Aorist ActiveMark 10:30 · Mark 12:2 · Mark 12:19 · Luke 20:28 · John 6:7 · 1 Cor 14:5 · Jas 5:7 · Rev 3:11 · Acts 8:15 · 1 Cor 9:25 · Heb 9:15 · Gal 3:14 · Heb 4:16 · John 10:17 · Rev 18:415×

Present ActiveActs 8:191×

Imperativecommand or strong request12×

Aorist ActiveMatt 26:26 · Mark 14:22 · Luke 22:17 · John 18:31 · John 19:6 · John 20:22 · Jas 5:10 · Acts 1:20 · Rev 22:17 · Rev 10:8 · Rev 10:911×

Present Active2 John 1:101×

Optativewish or remote possibility1×

Aorist ActiveActs 25:161×

Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 257 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect

completed69ongoing30prospective18resultant5imperative12background1subjunctive16infinitive26participle79optative1

Tense

aorist183present49future18perfect6imperfect1

Voice

active237middle18passive2

Mood

indicative123participle79infinitive26subjunctive16imperative12optative1

NT Occurrences

Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.

Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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Λάβετε πνεῦμα ἅγιονlambánō · pneûma · hágios

Language

Greek

Strong's

G2983, G4151, G40

Passage records

Letter Breakdown

Λ (lambda) = l
ά (alpha) = a
β (beta) = b
ε (epsilon) = e
τ (tau) = t
ε (epsilon) = e
π (pi) = p
ν (nu) = n
ε (epsilon) = e
ῦ (upsilon) = u
μ (mu) = m
α (alpha) = a
ἅ (alpha) = a
γ (gamma) = g
ι (iota) = i
ο (omicron) = o
ν (nu) = n

Word FamilyHoliness and Purity

The vocabulary of consecration and moral cleanness — from the Hebrew words for holy and defiled to the Greek terms for the set-apart life the New Testament calls believers into.

ἅγιοςCurrentG40Greek

hágiosholy; set apart

Set apart to God for his service, characterized by moral purity reflecting God's own nature.

קָדוֹשׁH6918Hebrew

qadoshholy

Set apart for God's exclusive use; moral purity and ceremonial separation converge in one concept.

טָמֵאH2930Hebrew

tameto be unclean

Ritual impurity that defiles both person and sanctuary; moral and ceremonial contamination are inseparable.

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