Halosis denotes being taken captive, pictured in 2 Peter 2:12 through animals born to be captured and destroyed.

The attested use refers to being taken or captured, within the comparison of irrational animals born for capture and destruction in 2 Peter 2:12.

1. Being taken or captured · dominant

   In 2 Peter 2:12, the accusative singular feminine form occurs in the description of irrational animals born for capture and destruction; the APB renders the clause “born to be captured and destroyed.”

   2 Peter 2:12

In the Anselm Project Bible: In 2 Peter 2:12, the APB presents the clause as “born to be captured and destroyed.” This wording confirms the clause's setting rather than isolating the term's exact English equivalent.