King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G4084
Transliteration: piazō
Phonetic Spelling: (pee-ad'-zo)
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to lay hold of, to take
Meaning: to lay hold of, to take
πιάζω (Doric for πιέζω, cf. Buttmann, 66 (58)): 1 aorist ἐπίασα; 1 aorist passive ἐπιασθην;
Word Summary
piazō: to lay hold of, to take
Original Word: πιάζωTransliteration: piazō
Phonetic Spelling: (pee-ad'-zo)
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to lay hold of, to take
Meaning: to lay hold of, to take
Strong's Concordance
apprehend, catch, lay hand on, take. Probably another form of biazo; to squeeze, i.e. Seize (gently by the hand (press), or officially (arrest), or in hunting (capture)) -- apprehend, catch, lay hand on, take. Compare piezo.
see GREEK biazo
see GREEK piezo
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 4084: πιάζωπιάζω (Doric for πιέζω, cf. Buttmann, 66 (58)): 1 aorist ἐπίασα; 1 aorist passive ἐπιασθην;
1. to lay hold of: τινα τῆς χειρός, Acts 3:7 (Theocritus, 4, 35).
2. to take, capture: fishes, John 21:3, 10; θηρίον, passive, Revelation 19:20 (Song of Solomon 2:15). to take i. e. apprehend: a man, in order to imprison him, John 7:30, 32, 44; John 8:20; John 10:39; John 11:57; Acts 12:4; 2 Corinthians 11:32. (Compare: ὑποπιάζω.)