What does μεταλαμβάνω (metalambánō) mean in the Bible?
μεταλαμβάνω (metalambánō) is a Greek word meaning "to participate; genitive case, to accept (and use)".
Greek · G3335
μεταλαμβάνω
To participate; genitive case, to accept (and use)
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μεταλαμβάνω G3335
Pronunciation metalambánō
What does μεταλαμβάνω (metalambánō) mean in the Bible?
μεταλαμβάνω (metalambánō) is a Greek word meaning "to participate; genitive case, to accept (and use)".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G3335?
The BSB source-word alignment has 7 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include I find (1), receives (1), sharing (1), to eat (1), to eat something (1).
Where does μεταλαμβάνω (metalambánō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Acts 2:46. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (4), Hebrews (2), 2 Timothy (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It I find 1× Acts 24:25
receives 1× Hebrews 6:7
sharing 1× Acts 2:46
to eat 1× Acts 27:33
to eat something 1× Acts 27:34
to partake 1× 2 Timothy 2:6
we may share 1× Hebrews 12:10
Show sample aligned rows
Acts 2:46 μετελάμβανον to sharing Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Acts 24:25 μεταλαβὼν to I find Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular Acts 27:33 μεταλαβεῖν to to eat Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active Acts 27:34 μεταλαβεῖν to to eat something Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active 2 Timothy 2:6 μεταλαμβάνειν to to partake Verb - Present Infinitive Active Hebrews 6:7 μεταλαμβάνει to receives Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Hebrews 12:10 μεταλαβεῖν to we may share Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Acts 2:46
Aligned rows 7
Books represented 3
Acts 4 2 Timothy 1 Hebrews 2
Source forms
μεταλαβεῖν 3x metalabein Acts 27:33, Acts 27:34, Hebrews 12:10
μεταλαβὼν 1x metalabōn Acts 24:25
μεταλαμβάνει 1x metalambanei Hebrews 6:7
μεταλαμβάνειν 1x metalambanein 2 Timothy 2:6
μετελάμβανον 1x metelambanon Acts 2:46
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active 3x Acts 27:33, Acts 27:34, Hebrews 12:10
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular 1x Acts 24:25
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural 1x Acts 2:46
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular 1x Hebrews 6:7
Verb - Present Infinitive Active 1x 2 Timothy 2:6
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to participate; genitive case, to accept (and use)
Source Gloss
to participate; genitive case, to accept (and use)
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
6 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Acts 2:46 Verb Third Person Plural Imperfect Active Indicative
μετελάμβανον metelambanon
I share in, partake of
Read verse Acts 24:25 Verb Second Aorist Active Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
μεταλαβὼν metalabwn
I share in, partake of
Read verse Acts 27:33 Verb Second Aorist Active Infinitive
μεταλαβεῖν metalabein
I share in, partake of
Read verse 2 Timothy 2:6 Verb Present Active Infinitive
μεταλαμβάνειν. metalambanein
I share in, partake of
Read verse Hebrews 6:7 Verb Third Person Singular Present Active Indicative
μεταλαμβάνει metalambanei
I share in, partake of
Read verse Hebrews 12:10 Verb Second Aorist Active Infinitive
μεταλαβεῖν metalabein
I share in, partake of
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 7 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 4 present 2 imperfect 1
Voice
active 7
Mood
infinitive 4 indicative 2 participle 1
NT Occurrences
Acts 2:46 μετελάμβανον imperfect active indicative background Acts 24:25 μεταλαβὼν aorist active participle participle Acts 27:33 μεταλαβεῖν aorist active infinitive infinitive Acts 27:34 μεταλαβεῖν aorist active infinitive infinitive 2 Timothy 2:6 μεταλαμβάνειν present active infinitive infinitive Hebrews 6:7 μεταλαμβάνει present active indicative ongoing Hebrews 12:10 μεταλαβεῖν aorist active infinitive infinitive
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)
Word Origins
μεταλαμβάνω is built from these roots:
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
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain