λῆψις G3028
receiving, taking, acceptance
This noun denotes the act of receiving or accepting something, whether gifts, payments, or other transfers. In commercial contexts, it referred to receipts or takings. Paul uses it in Philippians 4:15 within an accounting metaphor, noting that no other church shared with him in the matter of giving and receiving except the Philippians.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Philippians 4:15 employs financial terminology, contrasting giving and receiving to describe the unique partnership between Paul and the Philippian church. The multilingual glosses (receiving, recibir, λήμψεως, Empfang) reflect the commercial dimension of the term. Paul's careful language acknowledges their material support while framing it theologically as partnership in gospel ministry. 1×
AR["الأَخْذِ"]·ben["নেওয়ার"]·DE["Empfang"]·EN["receiving"]·FR["λήμψεως"]·heb["קַבָּלָה,"]·HI["लेने,"]·ID["menerima"]·IT["lēmpseōs"]·jav["nampi"]·KO["받기의,"]·PT["de-receber"]·RU["получения"]·ES["recibir"]·SW["kupokea"]·TR["almanin"]·urd["لینے-کی"]
Related Senses
H5414 1. give, bestow (1855×)H3947 1. take, seize, grasp (Qal) (940×)G2192 1. possess / have (680×)G1325 1. give, bestow (336×)H5159 1. inherited land or property (170×)G2983 1. receive, obtain (134×)H3423 1. Qal: take possession of land (130×)G2983 2. take, take up (113×)G2398 1. one's own, belonging to oneself (91×)G3860 1. hand over, deliver to custody (78×)H7998 1. spoil, plunder, booty (74×)G1325 2. be given, be granted (70×)H5414 2. put, place, set (68×)H7999a 1. pay, repay, recompense (63×)H7069 1. Buy, purchase (59×)H1892 1. vanity, futility, absurdity (58×)H5159 2. heritage as covenant portion (52×)H6299 1. redeem or ransom (Qal active) (49×)H4376 1. Sell (Qal active) (47×)H1350a 1. Redeem, buy back (46×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
λῆψις, εως, ἡ (later λῆμψις Refs 1st c.AD+, taking hold, seizing, catching, ῥύγχος.. πρὸς τὰς λ. τῶν ζῳδαρίων Refs 4th c.BC+; ἀπορώτερος ἡ λ. the seizure of them will be more difficult, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἡ λ. τῆς πόλεως the seizure of it, Refs __2 accepting, receiving, ἥδιστον ὅτῳ πάρεστι λ. ὧν ἐρᾷ καθ᾽ ἡμέραν Refs 5th c.BC+; opposed to ἀποβολαί (loss), Refs 4th c.BC+: in plural, receipts, Refs 5th…