drassomai describes seizing the wise within their own craftiness.

The sole attested use portrays the wise as seized in connection with their own craftiness.

1. Seizing the wise in their craftiness · dominant

   In 1 Corinthians 3:19, the present middle participle δρασσόμενος occurs in the clause about God and the wise; the APB renders the clause, “He catches the wise in their craftiness.”

   1 Corinthians 3:19

In the Anselm Project Bible: In 1 Corinthians 3:19, the APB presents the clause as “He catches the wise in their craftiness.” This rendering confirms the clause's action without isolating every element of the Greek form.