to partake

Greek Verb

μετα-λαμξάνω [in LXX: Est.5:1, Wis.18:9; 4Ma.12:1-19 *;] to have or get a share of, partake of: with genitive of thing(s), 2Ti.2:6, Heb.6:7 12:10; τροφῆς, Act.2:46 27:33-34; with accusative of thing(s) (of the whole), to get: καιρόν, Act.24:25 (see Bl, § 36, 1; MM, xvi). (AS)

to partake

Greek Verb

μεταλαμβάνω, future - λήψομαι [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—have or get a share of, partake of, with genitive of things, ληΐης, καμάτου, μιαρίας, [NT+5th c.BC+]middle, μεταλαμβάνεσθαί τινος lay claim to, τοῦ οὐνόματος [Refs 5th c.BC+] 2) with the part received added in accusative, Ἄρεως μοῖραν μ. [Refs 5th c.BC+] 3) with accusative of things, ἢν μὴ μεταλάβῃ τοὐπίπεμπτον [Refs 5th c.BC+] 4) in Platonic Philos, with genitive of things, participate in the universal, ἤτοι ὅλου τοῦ εἴδους ἢ μέρους μ. [Refs 5th c.BC+] 5) with genitive person, have part in, share his society, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; go shares with another, ὡς ἐμοῦ τι κεκλοφότος ζητεῖς μεταλαβεῖν [Refs 5th c.BC+] 6) receive notice or information, Mitteis [Refs 2nd c.BC+]: with accusative et infinitive, [LXX+2nd c.BC+]participle, μ. πολιορκοῦντά τινα[Refs]:—passive, to be cited, = Latin recitari, ἐκ διπτύχων [Refs 2nd c.AD+] 7) understand, φωνάς [Refs 2nd c.AD+] II) receive in succession or afterwards, [χαλινόν] [Refs 5th c.BC+]; occupy a position left by the enemy, [Refs 2nd c.BC+]; μ. τὴν ἀρχήν succeed to the government, [Refs 2nd c.BC+]; μ. τὸν λόγον take up the discourse, i. e. answer, [Refs 2nd c.BC+]; μ. alone, [Refs]; οἱ παρά τινος -λημψόμενοι his successors in title, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; ἐκ διαδοχῆς μ. τὸ ἱερόν [Refs 2nd c.AD+] II.2) absolutely, come after, come on, ἅμα τῷ μεταλαβεῖν τὸ τῆς νυκτός [Refs 2nd c.BC+] III) take instead, take in exchange, substitute, πόλεμον ἀντ᾽ εἰρήνης [Refs 5th c.BC+]; διαναπαύσωμεν αὐτὸν μεταλαβόντες αὐτοῦ τὸν συγγυμναστή; [Refs], compare b; μ. τὰ ἐπιτηδεύματα ἐς τὸ ὁμοῖον adopt new customs so as to resemble others, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἱμάτια, ἐσθῆτας μ, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; μ. παλτόν take another javelin, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: with infinitive, ἀντὶ τοῦ αἰεὶ φυλάσσεσθαι. [τὸ] ἀντεπιβουλεῦσαι μ. [Refs 5th c.BC+] IV) passive, to be changed, [Refs 2nd c.AD+] IV.2) in Medicine texts, of humours, blood, to be transferred, conveyed, ὑπὸ δηχθέντος [Refs 2nd c.AD+] IV.3) Grammars, to be changed, altered, εἰς. [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; also, of words, have their construction altered, εἰς. [Refs]; but μ. ἐκ. to be used in place of, [Refs] V) take words in another sense, τὰ πράγματα τοῖς ὀνόμασι μ. [Refs 3rd c.AD+] in “de An.” 18.35; parody, [Refs 2nd c.AD+] V.2) translate, interpret, [Refs 1st c.AD+] VI) in the Logic of [Refs 4th c.BC+] proposition substituted for the original thesis in hypothetical reasoning, [Refs]

Greek

Verb

to participate; genitive case, to accept (and use); eat, have, be partaker, receive, take; from g3326 (μετά) and g2983 (λαμβάνω)