Topic
Apprehend
6 passages cited, from 1 classic reference work.
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The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- John 1:5ISBE
And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.
- Acts 12:4ISBE
And when he had apprehended him, he put him in prison, and delivered him to four quaternions of soldiers to keep him; intending after Easter to bring him forth to the people.
- 2 Corinthians 11:32ISBE
In Damascus the governor under Aretas the king kept the city of the Damascenes with a garrison, desirous to apprehend me:
- Ephesians 3:18ISBE
May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height;
- Philippians 3:12ISBE
Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect: but I follow after, if that I may apprehend that for which also I am apprehended of Christ Jesus.
- Philippians 3:13ISBE
Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before,
In the reference works
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 6 references
ap-re-hend': Occurs in the New Testament in two meanings: "to arrest" (piazo; Ac 12:4; 2Co 11:32 the Revised Version (British and American), "take"); and "to seize," "grasp," "take into one's possession," "attain," "inquire eagerly" (katalambano, the American Standard Revised Version "laid hold on," "laid fast hold of," Php 3:12,13; Eph 3:18). In Joh 1:5, "The darkness apprehended it not," the Revised Version, margin gives "overcame not." See COMPREHEND.
Texts: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.