sullambano most often marks taking someone into custody, and also describes conception, assistance, and amazement’s grip.

The dominant use concerns taking hold of a person in arrest or hostile seizure, including the figurative statement that amazement seized those present. Other occurrences describe conceiving a child or joining in practical help.

1. Taking hold in seizure or arrest · dominant

   In Acts 12:3, Acts 23:27, and Acts 26:21, the aorist forms occur where Peter, Paul, or another man is taken by hostile parties; the APB renders these clauses with “seize” or “seized.” John 18:12 and Luke 22:54 likewise place the action before Jesus is bound or brought to the high priest’s house, while Luke 5:9 says that amazement “had seized” those affected by the catch.

   Acts 12:3Acts 23:27Acts 26:21John 18:12Luke 22:54Luke 5:9
2. Conceiving a child · common

   The forms in Luke 1:24, Luke 1:31, and Luke 1:36 occur in statements about Elizabeth or Mary conceiving and bearing a son; the APB renders the relevant clauses “conceived” or “will conceive.” Luke 2:21 refers to Jesus before he “was conceived in the womb,” and James 1:15 uses the feminine participle in the image of desire that “has conceived” and then gives birth to sin.

   Luke 1:24Luke 1:31Luke 1:36Luke 2:21James 1:15
3. Joining in help · occasional

   In Luke 5:7, the aorist middle infinitive occurs when partners are signaled to come to the other boat; the APB renders the clause “to come and help them.” In Philippians 4:3, the present middle form is an appeal to a “yokefellow” to help women who contended with the speaker in the gospel.

   Luke 5:7Philippians 4:3

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the arrest contexts, the APB commonly uses “seize,” while the birth contexts use “conceived” and the assistance contexts use “help.” Because the APB translates whole verses rather than aligning each Greek form, these renderings show the clauses’ presentation rather than fixed English equivalents.