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συναρπάζω

synarpazō · seize

Greek word · Strong’s number G4884 · appears 4 times in the Bible

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What it means

synarpazō (συναρπάζω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “seize”.

Drag someone away by force.

How to say it

sy·nar·pa·zō

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

  1. Grab someone violently and carry them off.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

  • dragging along ×1
  • it had seized ×1
  • they seized ×1
  • was caught ×1

Related words

Comes from

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

  • Luke 8:29

    For he was commanding the unclean spirit to come out of the man. For many times it had seized him, and he was bound with chains and shackles and kept under guard, and breaking the bonds he was driven by the demon into the deserted places.

  • Acts 6:12

    And they stirred up the people and the elders and the scribes, and coming upon him, they seized him and brought him to the council,

  • Acts 19:29

    And the city was filled with the confusion, and they rushed with one mind into the theater, dragging along Gaius and Aristarchus, Macedonians, Paul’s traveling companions.

  • Acts 27:15

    And when the ship was caught and could not face the wind, we gave way to it and were driven along.