to capture
aichmalotizo describes bringing persons or even thoughts under captive control, whether in warfare or figurative conflict.
The attested uses describe taking people captive in concrete circumstances and bringing thoughts or a person under controlling power in figurative conflict. Luke 21:24 and 2 Timothy 3:6 concern persons, while 2 Corinthians 10:5 and Romans 7:23 apply the action to thoughts and to the speaker in relation to the law of sin.
Senses in use
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Taking persons into captivity · dominant
In Luke 21:24, the future passive form occurs after people fall by the sword; the APB renders the result as being “led captive into all the nations.” In 2 Timothy 3:6, the present active participle identifies those entering homes and acting toward weak-willed women; the APB renders the clause “capture weak-willed women.”
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Bringing thoughts or a person under control · common
In 2 Corinthians 10:5, the present active participle occurs with the action of tearing down what rises against the knowledge of God; the APB renders the following action as taking “every thought captive to obey Christ.” In Romans 7:23, the present active participle occurs within the conflict of laws in the speaker's members, and the APB renders it as “taking me captive in the law of sin.”
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the action with “capture,” “led captive,” and “taking... captive” across the verses. Because the APB is a whole-verse translation, these phrases indicate the clauses' presentation rather than fixed individual renderings.