Capture
ἅλωσιςStrong’s G0259halōsis
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Halōsis is the Greek word usually translated “capture”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“But these, as natural brute beasts, made to be taken and destroyed, speak evil of the things that they understand not; and shall utterly perish in their own corruption;”
Meaning
Usually translated “capture”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- capture 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 2 Peter 1
1 book in all.
Explore in Scripture
Greek dictionary
ἅλωσις halōsis · capture
ἅλωσις, -εως, ἡ (ἁλίσκομαι), [in LXX: Jer.50:46 (תָּפַשׂ ni.)* ;] a taking, capture: 2Pe.2:12.† (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.