What does ὑπολαμβάνω (hypolambánō) mean in the Bible?
ὑπολαμβάνω (hypolambánō) is a Greek word meaning "to take up/suppose".
Greek · G5274
ὑπολαμβάνω
To take up/suppose
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ὑπολαμβάνωG5274
Pronunciationhypolambánō
What does ὑπολαμβάνω (hypolambánō) mean in the Bible?
ὑπολαμβάνω (hypolambánō) is a Greek word meaning "to take up/suppose".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G5274?
The BSB source-word alignment has 5 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include hid (1), I suppose (1), suppose (1), to support (1), took up [this question] (1).
Where does ὑπολαμβάνω (hypolambánō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 7:43. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (2), Luke (2), 3 John (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 Ithid1×Acts 1:9
I suppose1×Luke 7:43
suppose1×Acts 2:15
to support1×3 John 1:8
took up [this question]1×Luke 10:30
Show sample aligned rows
Luke 7:43ὙπολαμβάνωtoI supposeVerb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularLuke 10:30Ὑπολαβὼνtotook up [this question]Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularActs 1:9ὑπέλαβενtohidVerb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularActs 2:15ὑπολαμβάνετεtosupposeVerb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural3 John 1:8ὑπολαμβάνεινtoto supportVerb - Present Infinitive Active
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowLuke 7:43
Aligned rows5
Books represented3
Luke2Acts23 John1
Source forms
ὑπέλαβεν1xhypelabenActs 1:9
Ὑπολαβὼν1xHypolabōnLuke 10:30
ὑπολαμβάνειν1xhypolambanein3 John 1:8
ὑπολαμβάνετε1xhypolambaneteActs 2:15
Ὑπολαμβάνω1xHypolambanōLuke 7:43
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular1xActs 1:9
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular1xLuke 10:30
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular1xLuke 7:43
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural1xActs 2:15
Verb - Present Infinitive Active1x3 John 1:8
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to take up/suppose
Strong'sG5274
Lexical occurrences5 versesGreek text appearances4 timesWord forms3 forms5 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
to take up/suppose
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
4 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Luke 7:43Verb First Person Singular Present Active Indicative
Ὑπολαμβάνωupolambanw
I take up, receive, answer, suppose, welcome
Read verseLuke 10:30Verb Second Aorist Active Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
ὑπολαβὼνupolabwn
I take up, receive, answer, suppose, welcome
Read verseActs 1:9Verb Third Person Singular Second Aorist Active Indicative
ὑπέλαβενupelaben
I take up, receive, answer, suppose, welcome
Read verseActs 2:15Verb Second Person Plural Present Active Indicative
ὑπολαμβάνετε,upolambanete
I take up, receive, answer, suppose, welcome
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.
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 groups3Aligned forms5TensesPresent, AoristVoicesActive
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Indicativestates a fact or reality3×
Present ActiveLuke 7:43 · Acts 2:152×
Aorist ActiveActs 1:91×
Participleverbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality1×
Aorist ActiveLuke 10:301×
Infinitiveverbal noun — the action in abstract1×
Present Active3 John 1:81×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 5 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present3aorist2
Voice
active5
Mood
indicative3infinitive1participle1
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)