ἀνα-λαμβάνω
[in LXX chiefly for נָשָׂא, also for לָקַח, etc. ;]
__1. to take up, raise: Mrk.16:19, Act.1:2, 11 1:22 10:16, 1Ti.3:16.
__2. to take up, take to oneself: Act.7:43 20:13-14 23:31, Eph.6:13, 16, 2Ti.4:11 (for late exx., v MM, VGT, see word).†
(AS)