To capture
αἰχμαλωτίζωStrong’s G0163aichmalōtizō
Appears in 4 verses of the New Testament
In short
Aichmalōtizō is the Greek word usually translated “led captive”, “making captive” and “taking captive”. It appears in 4 verses of the New Testament.
“And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led away captive into all nations: and Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled.”
Meaning
Usually translated “led captive”, “making captive” and “taking captive”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- will be led captive 1
- making captive 1
- taking captive 1
- being captured 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Luke 1
- Romans 1
- 2 Corinthians 1
- 2 Timothy 1
4 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Romans 7:23But I see another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my members.
- 2 Corinthians 10:5Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;
- 2 Timothy 3:6For of this sort are they which creep into houses, and lead captive silly women laden with sins, led away with divers lusts,
Greek dictionary
αἰχμαλωτίζω aichmalōtizō · to capture
αἰχμαλωτίζω (αἰχμάλωτος), [in LXX chiefly for שׁבה ;] in late writers = cl. αἰχμάλωτον ποιῶ (ἄγω), to take or lead captive: before εἰς, Luk.21:24 (cf. Tob.1:10); metaphorically, Rom.7:23, 2Co.10:5, 2Ti.3:6.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “capture” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
CAPTURE, noun
- In a general sense, the act of taking or seizing; as the capture of an enemy, of a ship, or of booty, by force, surprise or stratagem.
- The thing taken; a prize; prey taken by force, surprise or stratagem.
- Seizure; arrest as the capture of a criminal or debtor.
All definitions and other forms of “capture”
CAPTURE, verb transitive
To take or seize by force, surprise or stratagem, as an enemy or his property; to take by force under the authority of a commission; as to capture a ship.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.