To take
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17, where the local argument determines whether the emphasis is doctrinal, ethical, pastoral, or ministry-related. The companion therefore treats To Take as a passage-governed word study rather than a detached lexical slogan.
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17, where the local argument determines whether the emphasis is doctrinal, ethical, pastoral, or ministry-related. The companion therefore treats To Take as a passage-governed word study rather than a detached lexical slogan.
The BSB source-word alignment has 12 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include Accept (2), took Him aside (2), [and] welcomed (1), accepted (1), has accepted (1).
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 16:22. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (5), Romans (4), Mark (1), Matthew (1).
G4355 is represented in this Pauline-focused companion by the reviewed display gloss "to take." In Paul's letters, the term appears in passages such as Rom. 15. 7, Phlm. 1. 12, Phlm. 1. 17, where the local argument determines whether the emphasis is doctrinal, ethical, pastoral, or ministry-related. The companion therefore treats To Take as a passage-governed word study rather than a detached lexical slogan.
It gives teachers a compact way to notice the term, compare several Pauline settings, and move toward application only after the immediate context has set the boundary. The aim is disciplined clarity: the Greek term can sharpen reading, but it does not replace the grammar, flow, and theological burden of the passage itself.
G4355 appears in Pauline contexts that require close attention to the passage. This companion uses three local anchors to keep the word to take tied to Paul's argument and pastoral aim.
Accept one another, then, just as Christ accepted you, in order to bring glory to God.
Rom.15.7 anchors G4355 in a local Pauline context where to take must be read from the argument of the passage rather than from a bare word list.
I am sending back to you him who is my very heart.
Phlm.1.12 shows another Pauline setting for the same term, helping teachers compare usage without forcing every occurrence to carry the same emphasis.
So if you consider me a partner, receive him as you would receive me.
Phlm.1.17 gives a further control text so doctrine and application remain passage-governed and not driven by the gloss alone.
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders ItA compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
Greek word. To receive or welcome someone into relationship; embrace with acceptance and hospitality.
To receive or welcome someone into relationship; embrace with acceptance and hospitality.
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
14 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
I take to myself, welcome
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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.
How this verb appears across 12 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
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προσλαμβάνω is built from these roots:
Defines the relational posture shaped by Christ’s grace. Romans 15:7-13
G4355 helps teachers slow down where English readers may move too quickly. The word can illuminate Paul's reasoning, but only when it is held inside the sentence, paragraph, and letter. Across Rom.15.7, Phlm.1.12, Phlm.1.17, the pastoral value is not novelty. It is the steady discipline of asking how the word serves Paul's gospel logic, church instruction, moral warning, or ministry encouragement in context.
Rom.15.7
To take is the reviewed display gloss for G4355. In this Pauline-focused companion, local STEP TAGNT evidence shows about 6 Pauline use(s), with common forms including V-PMM-2P 2, V-2AMI-3S 2, V-2AMM-2S 2. Treat these form signals as support for reading the passage, not as a replacement for context.
The Pauline use of G4355 should be joined to larger biblical theology only through the cited passages and their own contexts. This keeps to take from becoming a free-floating doctrinal shortcut.
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