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Strong's G5274 ὑπολαμβάνω (hypolambano)

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

Same number, other testament: Strong's H5274 — naal (“bolt”) in the Hebrew Bible.

Strong's Number G5274
Language Greek
Linked Usages 52
Books 14

Strong's G5274 Quick Answer

Strong's G5274 ὑπολαμβάνω (hupolambano) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. hupolambano (hoop-ol-am-ban'-o) v. 1. to take from below, i.e. carry upward 2. (figuratively) to take up, i.e. continue a discourse or topic It has 52 linked Bible usages across 14 books. Visible English usage signals include said, answered, job, lord, and thee. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 Enoch.

Meaning
hupolambano (hoop-ol-am-ban'-o) v. 1. to take from below, i.e. carry upward 2. (figuratively) to take up, i.e. continue a discourse or topic
Usage
52 linked usages
Books
14 indexed books
Corpus
New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 Enoch
Usage Words
said, answered, job, lord, and thee

Meaning and Definition

hupolambano (hoop-ol-am-ban'-o) v. 1. to take from below, i.e. carry upward 2. (figuratively) to take up, i.e. continue a discourse or topic 3. (mentally) to assume (presume) [from G5259 and G2983] KJV: answer, receive, suppose Root(s): G5259, G2983

Original Word
ὑπολαμβάνω
Transliteration
hupolambano
Derivation
Root: λαμβάνω R1: 5259 R2: 2983
Morphology
verb

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G5274. 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 take up/suppose

Usage: ὑπο-λαμβάνω [in LXX: Job.2:4 4:1 and frequently (עָנָה), Psa.48:9 (דָּמָה pi.), Tob.6:17, Wis.17:2, 3Ma.3:8 3Mac 3:11, al. ;] __1. to take or bear up (by supporting from beneath): with accusative of person(s), Act.1:9. __2. to receive, welcome, entertain (Xen.): III Jn 8. __3. to catch up in speech (Hdt., al.; Jb, ll. with): Luk.10:30. __4. Of mental action, to assume, suppose (Xen., al.; To, Wis, 3Mac, ll. with): Act.2:15; before ὅτι (see Bl., § 70, 2), Luk.7:43.† (AS)

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English Usage Signals

Frequent English words from the visible usage excerpts. These are not a replacement for the original-language definition, but they make the usage pattern easier to scan.

said answered job lord thee suppose these think elihu being before enemies

How Strong's G5274 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 34 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 G5274 (ὑπολαμβάνω) appears 49 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.

Sample Septuagint occurrences:

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Strong's G5274 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 G5274 in the New Testament

4 indexed usages in New Testament.

Luke 7:43 KJV

Simon answered and said, I suppose that he, to whom he forgave most. And he said unto him, Thou hast rightly judged.

Luke 10:30 KJV

And Jesus answering said, A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, which stripped him of his raiment, and wounded him, and departed, leaving him half dead.

Acts 1:9 KJV

And when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight.

Strong's G5274 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament

34 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

2 Chronicles 25:8 Septuagint / Brenton

For if thou shalt undertake to strengthen thyself with these, then the Lord shall put thee to flight before the enemies: for it is of the Lord both to strengthen and to put to flight.

Job 2:4 Septuagint / Brenton

And the devil answered and said to the Lord, Skin for skin, All that a man has will he give as a ransom for his life.

Job 4:1 Septuagint / Brenton

Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said,

Strong's G5274 in the deuterocanonical books / Apocrypha

12 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

1 Esdras 2:16 Septuagint / Brenton

But in the time of Artaxerxes king of the Persians Bishlam, and Mithridates, and Tabeel, and Rehum, and Beltethmus, and Shimshai the secretary, with the rest that were in commission with them, dwelling in Samaria and other places, wrote unto him against them that dwelt in Judea and Jerusalem this letter following;

1 Maccabees 1:16 Septuagint / Brenton

Now when the kingdom was established before Antiochus, he thought to reign over Egypt, that he might have the dominion of two realms.

Strong's G5274 in 1 Enoch

2 indexed usages in 1 Enoch.

1 Enoch 98:7 Septuagint / Brenton

And do not think in your spirit nor say in your heart that ye do not know and that ye do not see

1 Enoch 106:6 Septuagint / Brenton

countenance is glorious. And it seems to me that he is not sprung from me but from the angels, and I fear that in his days a wonder may be

Usage Excerpts

First 52 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G5274.

2 Chronicles 25:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For if thou shalt undertake to strengthen thyself with these, then the Lord shall put thee to flight before the enemies: for it is of the Lord both to strengthen and to put to flight.
Job 2:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the devil answered and said to the Lord, Skin for skin, All that a man has will he give as a ransom for his life.
Job 4:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said,
Job 6:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But Job answered and said,
Job 8:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Then Bildad the Shuhite answered, and said,
Job 9:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Then Job answered and said,
Job 11:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Then Zophar the Minaean answered and said,
Job 12:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Job answered and said,
Job 15:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said,
Job 16:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But Job answered and said,
Job 18:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Then Bildad the Shuhite answered and said,
Job 19:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Then Job answered and said,
Job 20:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Then Zophar the Minaean answered and said,
Job 20:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
I did not suppose that thou wouldest answer thus: Neither do ye understand more than I.
Job 21:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But Job answered and said,
Job 22:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said,
Job 23:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Then Job answered and said,
Job 25:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Then Bildad the Shuhite answered and said,
Job 25:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For let none think that there is a respite for robbers: And upon whom will there not come a snare from him?
Job 26:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But Job answered and said,
Job 32:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Elihu the Buzite the son of Barachel answered and said, I am younger in age, and ye are elder; Wherefore I kept silence, Fearing to declare to you my own knowledge.
Job 32:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Elihu continued and said, I will again speak,
Job 34:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Elihu continued, and said,
Job 35:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Elihu resumed and said,
Job 40:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Job answered and said to the Lord,
Job 40:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the Lord yet again answered and spoke to Job out of the cloud, saying,
Job 42:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Then Job answered and said to the Lord,
Psalms 16:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
They laid wait for me as a lion ready for prey, And like a lion’s whelp dwelling in secret places.
Psalms 29:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
I will exalt thee, O Lord; for thou hast lifted me up, And not caused mine enemies to rejoice over me.
Psalms 47:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
We have thought of thy mercy, O God, In the midst of thy people.
Psalms 49:21 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
These things thou didst, and I kept silence: Thou thoughtest wickedly that I should be like thee; But I will reprove thee, and set thine offenses before thee.
Psalms 67:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Wherefore do ye conceive evil, ye swelling mountains? This is the mountain which God has delighted to dwell in; Yea, the Lord will dwell in it forever.
Psalms 72:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And I undertook to understand this, But it is too hard for me,
Jeremiah 44:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For thus saith the Lord; Suppose not in your hearts, saying, The Chaldeans will certainly depart from us: for they shall not depart.
Luke 7:43 New Testament, KJV
Simon answered and said, I suppose that he, to whom he forgave most. And he said unto him, Thou hast rightly judged.
Luke 10:30 New Testament, KJV
And Jesus answering said, A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, which stripped him of his raiment, and wounded him, and departed, leaving him half dead.
Acts 1:9 New Testament, KJV
And when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight.
Acts 2:15 New Testament, KJV
For these are not drunken, as ye suppose, seeing it is but the third hour of the day.
1 Esdras 2:16 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
But in the time of Artaxerxes king of the Persians Bishlam, and Mithridates, and Tabeel, and Rehum, and Beltethmus, and Shimshai the secretary, with the rest that were in commission with them, dwelling in Samaria and other places, wrote unto him against them that dwelt in Judea and Jerusalem this letter following;
Tobit 6:18 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
1 Maccabees 1:16 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Now when the kingdom was established before Antiochus, he thought to reign over Egypt, that he might have the dominion of two realms.
2 Maccabees 6:24 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
For it becometh not our age, said he, in anywise to dissemble, whereby many young persons might think that Eleazar, being fourscore years old and ten, were now gone to a strange religion;
2 Maccabees 12:12 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Then Judas, thinking indeed that they would be profitable in many things, granted them peace: whereupon they shook hands, and so they departed to their tents.
3 Maccabees 3:8 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Nor was this unexpected uproar and sudden conflux of people unobserved by the Greeks who lived in the city, concerning men who had never harmed them: yet to aid them was not in their power, since all was oppression around; but they encouraged the Jews by sympathizing with them in their troubles, and expected a favorable turn of affairs:
3 Maccabees 3:11 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Now the king, elated with his prosperous fortune, and not regarding the superior power of God, but thinking to persevere in his present purpose, wrote the following letter to the prejudice of the Jews.
4 Maccabees 5:18 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
And indeed, were our law (as you suppose) not truly divine, and if we wrongly think it divine, we should have no right even in that case to destroy our sense of religion.
4 Maccabees 8:13 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Fear, young men, and the Righteousness which ye worship will be merciful to you if you err from compulsion.
Wisdom of Solomon 12:24 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
For they went astray very far in the ways of error, And held them for gods, which even among the beasts of their enemies were despised, Being deceived, as children of no understanding.
Wisdom of Solomon 13:3 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
With whose beauty if they being delighted took them to be gods; Let them know how much better the Lord of them is: For the first author of beauty hath created them.
Wisdom of Solomon 17:2 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
For when unrighteous men thought to oppress the holy nation; They being shut up in their houses, the prisoners of darkness, and fettered with the bonds of a long night, Lay there exiled from the eternal providence.
1 Enoch 98:7 1 Enoch, Septuagint / Brenton
And do not think in your spirit nor say in your heart that ye do not know and that ye do not see
1 Enoch 106:6 1 Enoch, Septuagint / Brenton
countenance is glorious. And it seems to me that he is not sprung from me but from the angels, and I fear that in his days a wonder may be

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's G5274, grouped by book.

2 Chronicles 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Job 26 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Psalms 6 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Jeremiah 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Luke 2 usages, New Testament
Acts 2 usages, New Testament
1 Esdras 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Tobit 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
1 Maccabees 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
2 Maccabees 2 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
3 Maccabees 2 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
4 Maccabees 2 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Wisdom of Solomon 3 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
1 Enoch 2 usages, 1 Enoch

Strong's G5274 FAQ

What does hypolambano (ὑπολαμβάνω) mean?

Hypolambano (Strong's G5274) is a Greek word most simply glossed "answer". hupolambano (hoop-ol-am-ban'-o) v. 1. to take from below, i.e. carry upward 2. (figuratively) to take up, i.e. continue a discourse or topic

How many times is hypolambano (ὑπολαμβάνω) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 52 linked usages for Strong's G5274 across 14 books.

Where can I study hypolambano (ὑπολαμβάνω) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G5274 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 Enoch.

What English words translate hypolambano (ὑπολαμβάνω)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as said, answered, job, lord, thee, and suppose. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.

Does Strong's G5274 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?

Yes. The current local index includes 34 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, 12 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 2 in 1 Enoch for Strong's G5274, with linked reader references where each row is available.