To arrest/catch
πιάζωStrong’s G4084piazō
Appears in 12 verses of the New Testament
In short
Piazō is the Greek word usually translated “seize”, “may seize” and “take”. It appears in 12 verses of the New Testament.
“Then they sought to take him: but no man laid hands on him, because his hour was not yet come.”
Meaning
Usually translated “seize”, “may seize” and “take”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- to seize 3
- they may seize 2
- to take 1
- seized 1
- they caught 1
- you have caught 1
- having taken 1
- having seized 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- John 8
- Acts 2
- 2 Corinthians 1
- Revelation 1
4 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- John 7:32The Pharisees heard that the people murmured such things concerning him; and the Pharisees and the chief priests sent officers to take him.
- John 7:44And some of them would have taken him; but no man laid hands on him.
- John 8:20These words spake Jesus in the treasury, as he taught in the temple: and no man laid hands on him; for his hour was not yet come.
- John 10:39Therefore they sought again to take him: but he escaped out of their hand,
- John 11:57Now both the chief priests and the Pharisees had given a commandment, that, if any man knew where he were, he should shew it, that they might take him.
- John 21:3Simon Peter saith unto them, I go a fishing. They say unto him, We also go with thee. They went forth, and entered into a ship immediately; and that night they caught nothing.
Greek dictionary
πιάζω piazō · to arrest/catch
πιάζω (cf. MGr. πιάνω; see Kennedy, Sources, 155), Doric and late Att.. for πιέζω in its later senses [in LXX: Sng.2:15 (אָחַז), Sir.23:21 * ;] 1. to lay hold of: Act.3:7 (Theocr.). 2. to take, capture, apprehend: Jhn.7:30, 32 7:44 8:20 10:39 11:57 21:3, 10 Act.12:4, 2Co.11:32, Rev.19:20 (see MM, xx).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “seize” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
SEIZE, verb transitive
- To fall or rush upon suddenly and lay hold on; or to gripe or grasp suddenly.
- To take possession by force, with or without right.
- To invade suddenly; to take hold of; to come upon suddenly; as, a fever seizes a patient
- To take possession by virtue of a warrant or legal authority.
All definitions
- To fasten; to fix.
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.