Captive
αἰχμάλωτοςStrong’s G0164aichmalōtos
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Aichmalōtos is the Greek word usually translated “captives”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,”
Meaning
Usually translated “captives”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- to captives 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Luke 1
1 book in all.
Explore in Scripture
Greek dictionary
αἰχμάλωτος aichmalōtos · captive
αἰχμάλωτος, -ον (αἰχμή, a spear, ἁλίσκομαι, to be taken), [in LXX chiefly for שָׁבָה, גּוֹלָה ;] captive: Luk.4:18 (LXX).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “captive” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
CAPTIVE, noun
- A prisoner taken by force or stratagem in war, by an enemy; followed by to; as a captive to the victor.
- One who is charmed or subdued by beauty or excellence; one whose affections are seized, or who is held by strong ties of love.
- One who is ensnared by love or flattery, or by wiles. 2 Timothy 2:26
- A slave.
All definitions and other forms of “captive”
CAPTIVE, verb transitive
To take prisoner; to bring into subjection.
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.