Dictionary entry

συλλαμβάνω

G. Abbott-Smith's A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

συλ-λαμβάνω

[in LXX for תּפשׂ, הרה, etc.;]

1. c. acc., to bring together, collect.

2. to seize, take: c. acc. pers., as a prisoner, Mt 26:55, Mk 14:48, Lk 22:54, Jo 18:12, Ac 1:1612:3; pass., Ac 23:27; mid., in sense of act., Ac 26:21; σ. ἄγραν ἰχθύων, Lk 5:9.

3. C. dat. pers., to take part with, assist, succour; mid., in same sense: Lk 5:7, Phl 4:3.

4. Of a woman, to conceive: absol., Lk 1:24; seq. ἐν γαστρί, Lk 1:31; c. acc., Lk 1:36; ib. seq. ἐν τ. κοιλίᾳ, Lk 2:21; metaph., of lust producing sin, Ja 1:15.†