Words the Bible translates as grasp
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 5 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.
- krateōκρατέωto take hold of: lay hands on a person or thing and grasp it
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- to hold fast: keep a firm grip on something so as not to let it go
- to hold in one's power: keep something in a grip it cannot break free of
- katalambanōκαταλαμβάνωto grasp with the mind: to come to realize, perceive, or understand something.
+3 more meanings
- to lay hold of and make your own: to reach and seize a goal you have been chasing.
- to overtake and seize by force: to catch up with someone or something and take hold of it, often as an enemy or a disaster does.
- to catch someone in the act, especially of wrongdoing.
- aḥazאָחַזto grasp: to close the hand on something and hold it fast
- tamakhתָּמַךְto take firm hold: to grasp something, to hold a person up so they do not fall, or to keep a tight grip on what is valued
- qamatsקָמַץto graspnot studied yet
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