- Original: ἀπολαμβάνω - Transliteration: Apolambano - Phonetic: ap-ol-am-ban'-o - Definition: 1. to receive a. of what is due or promised 2. to take again or back, to recover a. to receive by way of retribution 3. to take from others, take apart or aside 4. to receive any one hospitably - Origin: from G575 and G2983 - TDNT entry: None - Part(s) of speech: Verb - Strong's: From G575 and G2983 ; to receive (specifically in full or as a host); also to take aside: - receive take. Total KJV Occurrences: 7 • receive, 5 Luke 23:41; Galatians 4:5; Colossians 3:24; 2 John 1:8; 3 John 1:8 • receiving, 1 Romans 1:27 • took, 1 Mar 7:33