πιάζω

piazōto arrest/catchHow to read Greek
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Definition

πιάζω

(cf. MGr. πιάνω; see Kennedy, Sources, 155), Doric and late Att.. for πιέζω in its later senses [in LXX: Song of Solomon 2:15 (אָחַז), Sir.23.21 * ;]

1. to lay hold of: Acts 3:7 (Theocr.).

2. to take, capture, apprehend: John 7:30, 32; 7:44; 8:20; 10:39; 11:57; 21:3, 10, Acts 12:4, 2 Corinthians 11:32, Revelation 19:20 (see MM, xx).

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

12 total
  1. John 7:30πιάσαι · to seize
    So they tried to seize Him, but no one laid a hand on Him, because His hour had not yet come.
  2. John 7:32πιάσωσιν · arrest
    When the Pharisees heard the crowd whispering these things about Jesus, they and the chief priests sent officers to arrest Him.
  3. John 7:44πιάσαι · to seize
    Some of them wanted to seize Him, but no one laid a hand on Him.
  4. John 8:20ἐπίασεν · seized
    He spoke these words while teaching in the temple courts, near the treasury. Yet no one seized Him, because His hour had not yet come.
  5. John 10:39πιάσαι · to seize
    At this, they tried again to seize Him, but He escaped their grasp.
  6. John 11:57πιάσωσιν · they could arrest
    But the chief priests and Pharisees had given orders that anyone who knew where He was must report it, so that they could arrest Him.
  7. John 21:3ἐπίασαν · caught
    Simon Peter told them, “I am going fishing.” “We will go with you,” they said. So they went out and got into the boat, but caught nothing that night.
  8. John 21:10ἐπιάσατε · you have just caught
    Jesus told them, “Bring some of the fish you have just caught.”
  9. Acts 3:7πιάσας · Taking
    Taking him by the right hand, Peter helped him up, and at once the man’s feet and ankles were made strong.
  10. Acts 12:4πιάσας · He arrested
    He arrested him and put him in prison, handing him over to be guarded by four squads of four soldiers each. Herod intended to bring him out to the people after the Passover.
  11. 2 Corinthians 11:32πιάσαι · in order to arrest
    In Damascus, the governor under King Aretas secured the city of the Damascenes in order to arrest me.
  12. Revelation 19:20ἐπιάσθη · was captured
    But the beast was captured along with the false prophet, who on its behalf had performed signs deceiving those who had the mark of the beast and worshiped its image. Both the beast and the false prophet were thrown alive into the fiery lake of burning sulfur.