"to aid, assist, help, Lk. 1:54; Acts 20:35; to be a recipient, 1 Tim. 6:2*"
Definition and meaning
to aid, assist, help, Lk. 1:54; Acts 20:35; to be a recipient, 1 Tim. 6:2*
In the original Greek the word is written: ἀντιλαμβάνω
Historical context
Luke wrote as a historian addressing a Greek audience. He carefully interviewed eyewitnesses and arranged events in order. The social and economic realities he describes — Roman taxation, Jewish religious hierarchy, the marginalization of women and the poor — are consistent with first-century Judea under Roman administration.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of antilambano (G482) across the King James Bible.
He hath holpen his servant Israel, in remembrance of his mercy;
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.
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.
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Common questions
Strong's G482 (antilambano) is a Greek word that means: to aid, assist, help, Lk. 1:54; Acts 20:35; to be a recipient, 1 Tim. 6:2* It appears 3 times in the King James Bible.
The word antilambano (G482) appears 3 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G482 is antilambano, a Greek word defined as: to aid, assist, help, Lk. 1:54; Acts 20:35; to be a recipient, 1 Tim. 6:2*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
antilambano is a Greek word found in the New Testament.