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συμπεριλαμβάνω
sumperilambanō
G4843
G:V Greek

to embrace

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sumperilambano describes Paul’s physical act of holding the fallen man in his arms in Acts 20:10.

Its sole attested use describes Paul’s physical act of taking hold of the man after going down to him in Acts 20:10.

Senses in use

  1. Taking a person into one’s arms · dominant

    In Acts 20:10, the aorist active nominative singular masculine participle occurs as Paul goes down and acts toward the fallen man; the APB renders the surrounding action, “threw himself upon him, embraced him,” before Paul says that the man’s life is still in him.

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Acts 20:10, the APB presents the action with “embraced him.” This rendering confirms the verse’s physical action without isolating every element of the Greek form.

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