King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G164
Transliteration: aichmalōtos
Phonetic Spelling: (aheekh-mal-o-tos')
Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine
Short Definition: captive
Meaning: captive
αἰχμάλωτος, (from αἰχμή, a spear and ἁλωτός, verbal adjective from ἁλῶναι, properly, taken by the spear) (from Aeschylus down), captive: Luke 4:18 (19).
Word Summary
aichmalōtos: captive
Original Word: αἰχμάλωτοςTransliteration: aichmalōtos
Phonetic Spelling: (aheekh-mal-o-tos')
Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine
Short Definition: captive
Meaning: captive
Strong's Concordance
captive. From aichme (a spear) and a derivative of the same as halosis; properly, a prisoner of war, i.e. (genitive case) a captive -- captive.
see GREEK halosis
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 164: αἰχμάλωτοςαἰχμάλωτος, (from αἰχμή, a spear and ἁλωτός, verbal adjective from ἁλῶναι, properly, taken by the spear) (from Aeschylus down), captive: Luke 4:18 (19).