μεταλαμβάνω
metalambanō
to partake
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe Greek word "金属" (metalambanō) is defined as "to partake." This means that when an individual uses this word, they are engaging in an action that involves sharing or participating in something. The semantic domain of "Physical Action" suggests that this participation is tangible and often involves physical presence. Throughout the Bible, "金属" is used seven times, indicating its significance in various contexts. As a verb, "金属" implies a level of involvement or association with a particular entity, whether it be food, drink, or company. Its usage range spans different situations, from communal meals to social interactions, demonstrating its importance in expressing relationships and shared experiences. The meaning of "金属" highlights the significance of participation and connection in human relationships, emphasizing the idea that our actions have a direct impact on those around us.
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Occurrences in Scripture
7 total occurrences across the text
Day by day, continuing steadfastly with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread at home, they took their food with gladness and singleness of heart,
Acts 24:25As he reasoned about righteousness, self-control, and the judgment to come, Felix was terrified, and answered, “Go your way for this time, and when it is convenient for me, I will summon you.”
Acts 27:33While the day was coming on, Paul begged them all to take some food, saying, “Today is the fourteenth day that you wait and continue fasting, having taken nothing.
Acts 27:34Therefore I beg you to take some food; for this is for your safety; for not a hair will perish from any of your heads.”
2 Timothy 2:6The farmer who labors must be the first to get a share of the crops.
Hebrews 6:7For the land which has drunk the rain that comes often on it and produces a crop suitable for them for whose sake it is also tilled, receives blessing from God;
Hebrews 12:10For they indeed, for a few days, punished us as seemed good to them; but he for our profit, that we may be partakers of his holiness.