To seize
συναρπάζωStrong’s G4884sunarpazō
Appears in 4 verses of the New Testament
In short
Sunarpazō is the Greek word usually translated “it had seized”, “seized” and “having dragged off”. It appears in 4 verses of the New Testament.
“(For he had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. For oftentimes it had caught him: and he was kept bound with chains and in fetters; and he brake the bands, and was driven of the devil into the wilderness.)”
Meaning
Usually translated “it had seized”, “seized” and “having dragged off”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- it had seized 1
- they seized 1
- having dragged off 1
- when was being seized 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 3
- Luke 1
2 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Acts 6:12And they stirred up the people, and the elders, and the scribes, and came upon him, and caught him, and brought him to the council,
- Acts 19:29And the whole city was filled with confusion: and having caught Gaius and Aristarchus, men of Macedonia, Paul’s companions in travel, they rushed with one accord into the theatre.
- Acts 27:15And when the ship was caught, and could not bear up into the wind, we let her drive.
Greek dictionary
συναρπάζω sunarpazō · to seize
συν-αρπάζω [in LXX: Pro.6:25 (לָקַח), 2Ma.3:27 2Mac 4:41, 4Ma.5:4 * ;] "perfective " of ἁοπάζω (see M, Pr., 113), (a) to seize and carry away (so most commonly) : Act.27:15; (b) to seize and hold: Luk.8:29, Act.6:12 19:29.† (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.