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Strong's G482 ἀντιλαμβάνομαι (antilambanomai)

Antilambanomai means “help” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's H482 — elem in the Hebrew Bible.

Strong's Number G482
Language Greek
Linked Usages 55
Books 22

Strong's G482 Quick Answer

Strong's G482 ἀντιλαμβάνομαι (antilambanomai) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. antilambanomai (an-tee-lam-ban'-om-ai) v. 1. to take hold of in turn, i.e. to relieve 2. also to participate It has 55 linked Bible usages across 22 books. Visible English usage signals include helped and partakers. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 Enoch.

Meaning
antilambanomai (an-tee-lam-ban'-om-ai) v. 1. to take hold of in turn, i.e. to relieve 2. also to participate
Usage
55 linked usages
Books
22 indexed books
Corpus
New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 Enoch
Usage Words
helped and partakers

Meaning and Definition

antilambanomai (an-tee-lam-ban'-om-ai) v. 1. to take hold of in turn, i.e. to relieve 2. also to participate [from G473 and the middle voice of G2983] KJV: help, partaker, support Root(s): G473, G2983

Original Word
ἀντιλαμβάνομαι
Transliteration
antilambanomai
Derivation
Root: λαμβάνω R1: 473 R2: 2983
Morphology
verb

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G482. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Greek Lexicon (Abbott-Smith based)

to help

Usage: ἀντι-λαμβάνω [frequently in LXX for חָזַק hi., סָמַךְ, etc ;] to take instead of or in turn. Mid., with genitive, to take hold of; __(a) of persons, to help (see MM, VGT, see word): Luk.1:54, Act.20:35; __(b) of things, to partake of: 1Ti.6:2 (see Field, Notes, 210; Cremer, 386; and cf. συν-αντιλαμβάνω).† (AS)

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How Strong's G482 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render antilambanomai, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

helped Luke 1:54 partakers 1 Timothy 6:2

How Strong's G482 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, New Testament, and 1 Enoch. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Septuagint / Greek Old Testament with 38 linked usages.
  • This page lets readers compare New Testament usage with Septuagint / Greek Old Testament usage, which is a key THF advantage over narrower Strong's pages.
  • Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha rows are counted separately so readers can decide how those texts relate to the main word study.
  • 1 Enoch rows are separated from the other corpora rather than being hidden inside a generic apocrypha bucket.

In the Septuagint (LXX)

Strong's G482 (ἀντιλαμβάνομαι) appears 53 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.

Sample Septuagint occurrences:

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Strong's G482 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's G482 in the New Testament

3 indexed usages in New Testament.

Luke 1:54 KJV

He hath helped his servant Israel, in remembrance of his mercy;

Acts 20:35 KJV

I have shewed you all things, how that so labouring ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.

1 Timothy 6:2 KJV

And they that have believing masters, let them not despise them, because they are brethren; but rather do them service, because they are faithful and beloved, partakers of the benefit. These things teach and exhort.

Strong's G482 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament

38 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

Genesis 48:17 Septuagint / Brenton

And Joseph having seen that his father put his right hand on the head of Ephraim—it seemed grievous to him; and Joseph took hold of the hand of his father, to remove it from the head of Ephraim to the head of Manasseh.

Leviticus 25:35 Septuagint / Brenton

And if thy brother who is with thee become poor, and he fail in resources with thee, thou shalt help him as a stranger and a sojourner, and thy brother shall live with thee.

3 Kingdoms 9:11 Septuagint / Brenton

(Now Hiram the king of Tyre had furnished Solomon with cedar trees and fir trees, and with gold, according to all his desire,) that then king Solomon gave Hiram twenty cities in the land of Galilee.

Strong's G482 in the deuterocanonical books / Apocrypha

11 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Judith 13:5 Septuagint / Brenton

For now is the time to help thine inheritance, and to execute my enterprise to the destruction of the enemies which are risen against us.

1 Maccabees 2:48 Septuagint / Brenton

So they recovered the law out of the hand of the Gentiles, and out of the hand of kings, neither suffered they the sinner to triumph.

2 Maccabees 14:15 Septuagint / Brenton

Now when the Jews heard of Nicanor’s coming, and that the heathen were up against them, they cast earth upon their heads, and made supplication to him that had established his people forever, and who always helpeth his portion with manifestation of his presence.

Strong's G482 in 1 Enoch

3 indexed usages in 1 Enoch.

1 Enoch 1:7 Septuagint / Brenton

And the earth shall be wholly rent in sunder, And all that is upon the earth shall perish, And there shall be a judgement upon all (men).

1 Enoch 100:8 Septuagint / Brenton

Woe to you, ye obstinate of heart, Who watch in order to devise wickedness: Therefore shall fear come upon you And there shall be none to help you.

1 Enoch 103:15 Septuagint / Brenton

And they helped those who robbed us and devoured us and those who made us few; and they concealed their oppression, and they did not remove from us the yoke of those that devoured us and dispersed us and murdered us, and they concealed their murder, and remembered not that they had lifted up their hands against us.

Usage Excerpts

First 55 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G482.

Genesis 48:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Joseph having seen that his father put his right hand on the head of Ephraim—it seemed grievous to him; and Joseph took hold of the hand of his father, to remove it from the head of Ephraim to the head of Manasseh.
Leviticus 25:35 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And if thy brother who is with thee become poor, and he fail in resources with thee, thou shalt help him as a stranger and a sojourner, and thy brother shall live with thee.
3 Kingdoms 9:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
(Now Hiram the king of Tyre had furnished Solomon with cedar trees and fir trees, and with gold, according to all his desire,) that then king Solomon gave Hiram twenty cities in the land of Galilee.
1 Chronicles 22:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And David charged all the chief men of Israel to help Solomon his son, saying,
2 Chronicles 7:22 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And men shall say, Because they forsook the Lord God of their fathers, who brought them out of the land of Egypt, and they attached themselves to other gods, and worshiped them, and served them: and therefore he has brought upon them all this evil.
2 Chronicles 28:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the men who were called by name rose up, and took hold of the prisoners, and clothed all the naked from the spoils, and gave them garments and shoes, and gave them food to eat, and oil to anoint themselves with, and they helped also everyone that was weak with asses, and placed them in Jericho, the city of palm trees, with their brethren; and they returned to Samaria.
2 Chronicles 28:23 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
I will seek after the gods of Damascus that smite me. And he said, Forasmuch as the gods of the king of Syria themselves strengthen them, therefore will I sacrifice to them, and they will help me. But they became a stumbling block to him, and to all Israel.
2 Chronicles 29:34 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But the priests were few, and could not flay the whole burnt offering, so their brethren the Levites helped them, until the work was finished, and until the priests had purified themselves: for the Levites more zealously purified themselves than the priests.
Psalms 3:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
I lay down and slept; I awoke; for the Lord will help me.
Psalms 17:36 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And thou hast made me secure in my salvation: And thy right hand has helped me, And thy correction has upheld me to the end; Yea, thy correction itself shall instruct me.
Psalms 19:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Send thee help from the sanctuary, And aid thee out of Zion.
Psalms 39:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But thou, Lord, remove not thy compassion far from me; Thy mercy and thy truth have helped me continually.
Psalms 40:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But thou didst help me because of mine innocence, And hast established me before thee forever.
Psalms 47:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
God is known in her palaces, When he undertakes to help her.
Psalms 62:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
My soul has kept very close behind thee: Thy right hand has upheld me.
Psalms 68:30 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
I am poor and sorrowful; But the salvation of thy countenance has helped me.
Psalms 88:44 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Thou hast turned back the help of his sword, And hast not helped him in the battle.
Psalms 106:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
He helped them out of the way of their iniquity; For they were brought low because of their iniquities.
Psalms 117:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
I was thrust, and sorely shaken, that I might fall: But the Lord helped me.
Psalms 118:116 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Uphold me according to thy word, and quicken me; And make me not ashamed of my expectation.
Psalms 138:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For thou, O Lord, hast possessed my reins; Thou hast helped me from my mother’s womb.
Proverbs 11:28 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
He that trusts in wealth shall fall; But he that helps righteous men shall rise.
Isaiah 9:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
His government shall be great, and of his peace there is no end: it shall be upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to establish it, and to support it with judgment and with righteousness, from henceforth and forever. The zeal of the Lord of hosts shall perform this.
Isaiah 26:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
supporting truth, and keeping peace: for on thee, O Lord,
Isaiah 41:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
whom I have taken hold of from the ends of the earth, and from the high places of it I have called thee, and said to thee, Thou art my servant; I have chosen thee, and I have not forsaken thee.
Isaiah 42:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Jacob is my servant, I will help him: Israel is my chosen, my soul has accepted him; I have put my Spirit upon him; he shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles.
Isaiah 49:26 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And they that afflicted thee shall eat their own flesh; and they shall drink their own blood as new wine, and shall be drunken: and all flesh shall perceive that I am the Lord that delivers thee, and that upholds the strength of Jacob.
Isaiah 51:18 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and there was none to comfort thee of all the children whom thou borest; and there was none to take hold of thy hand, not even of all the children whom thou hast reared.
Isaiah 59:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he looked, and there was no man, and he observed, and there was none to help: so he defended them with his arm, and established them with his mercy.
Isaiah 63:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And I looked, and there was no helper; and I observed, and none upheld: therefore my arm delivered them, and mine anger drew nigh.
Isaiah 64:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And there is none that calls upon thy name, or that remembers to take hold on thee: for thou hast turned thy face away from us, and hast delivered us up because of our sins.
Jeremiah 23:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Also in the prophets of Jerusalem I have seen horrible things: as they committed adultery, and walked in lies, and strengthened the hands of many, that they should not return each from his evil way: they are all become to me as Sodom, and the inhabitants thereof as Gomorrah.
Ezekiel 12:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And I will scatter to every wind all his assistants round about him, and all that help him; and I will draw out a sword after them.
Ezekiel 16:49 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Moreover this was the sin of thy sister Sodom, pride: she and her daughters lived in pleasure, in fullness of bread and in abundance: this belonged to her and her daughters, and they helped not the hand of the poor and needy.
Ezekiel 20:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and thou shalt say to them, Thus saith the Lord; From the day that I chose the house of Israel, and became known to the seed of the house of Jacob, and was known to them in the land of Egypt, and helped them with my hand, saying, I am the Lord your God;
Ezekiel 20:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
in that day I helped them with my hand, to bring them out of the land of Egypt into the land which I prepared for them, a land flowing with milk and honey, it is abundant beyond every land.
Daniel 6:28 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
He helps and delivers, and works signs and wonders in the heaven and on the earth, who has rescued Daniel from the power of the lions.
Micah 6:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Wherewithal shall I reach the Lord, and lay hold of my God most high? shall I reach him by whole burnt offerings, by calves of a year old?
Luke 1:54 New Testament, KJV
He hath helped his servant Israel, in remembrance of his mercy;
Acts 20:35 New Testament, KJV
I have shewed you all things, how that so labouring ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.
1 Timothy 6:2 New Testament, KJV
And they that have believing masters, let them not despise them, because they are brethren; but rather do them service, because they are faithful and beloved, partakers of the benefit. These things teach and exhort.
Judith 13:5 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
For now is the time to help thine inheritance, and to execute my enterprise to the destruction of the enemies which are risen against us.
1 Maccabees 2:48 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
So they recovered the law out of the hand of the Gentiles, and out of the hand of kings, neither suffered they the sinner to triumph.
2 Maccabees 14:15 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Now when the Jews heard of Nicanor’s coming, and that the heathen were up against them, they cast earth upon their heads, and made supplication to him that had established his people forever, and who always helpeth his portion with manifestation of his presence.
Wisdom of Solomon 2:18 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
For if the just man be the son of God, he will help him, And deliver him from the hand of his enemies.
Wisdom of Sirach 2:6 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Believe in him, and he will help thee; Order thy way aright, and trust in him.
Wisdom of Sirach 3:12 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
My son, help thy father in his age, And grieve him not as long as he liveth.
Wisdom of Sirach 12:4 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Give to the godly man, And help not a sinner.
Wisdom of Sirach 12:7 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Give unto the good, And help not the sinner.
Wisdom of Sirach 29:9 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Help the poor for the commandment’s sake, And turn him not away because of his poverty.
Wisdom of Sirach 29:20 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Help thy neighbor according to thy power, And beware that thou thyself fall not into the same.
Baruch 3:21 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
nor understood the paths thereof, nor laid hold of it: their children were far off from that way.
1 Enoch 1:7 1 Enoch, Septuagint / Brenton
And the earth shall be wholly rent in sunder, And all that is upon the earth shall perish, And there shall be a judgement upon all (men).
1 Enoch 100:8 1 Enoch, Septuagint / Brenton
Woe to you, ye obstinate of heart, Who watch in order to devise wickedness: Therefore shall fear come upon you And there shall be none to help you.
1 Enoch 103:15 1 Enoch, Septuagint / Brenton
And they helped those who robbed us and devoured us and those who made us few; and they concealed their oppression, and they did not remove from us the yoke of those that devoured us and dispersed us and murdered us, and they concealed their murder, and remembered not that they had lifted up their hands against us.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's G482, grouped by book.

Genesis 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Leviticus 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
3 Kingdoms 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
1 Chronicles 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
2 Chronicles 4 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Psalms 13 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Proverbs 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Isaiah 9 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Jeremiah 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Ezekiel 4 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Daniel 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Micah 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Luke 1 usage, New Testament
Acts 1 usage, New Testament
1 Timothy 1 usage, New Testament
Judith 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
1 Maccabees 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
2 Maccabees 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Wisdom of Solomon 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Wisdom of Sirach 6 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Baruch 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
1 Enoch 3 usages, 1 Enoch

Strong's G482 FAQ

What does antilambanomai (ἀντιλαμβάνομαι) mean?

Antilambanomai (Strong's G482) is a Greek word most simply glossed "help". antilambanomai (an-tee-lam-ban'-om-ai) v. 1. to take hold of in turn, i.e. to relieve 2. also to participate

How many times is antilambanomai (ἀντιλαμβάνομαι) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 55 linked usages for Strong's G482 across 22 books.

Where can I study antilambanomai (ἀντιλαμβάνομαι) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G482 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 Enoch.

What English words translate antilambanomai (ἀντιλαμβάνομαι)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as helped and partakers. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.

Does Strong's G482 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?

Yes. The current local index includes 38 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, 11 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 3 in 1 Enoch for Strong's G482, with linked reader references where each row is available.