Lexicon
συναρπάζω
sunarpazō
G4884
G:V Greek

to seize

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Sunarpazo describes forcefully taking hold of people, a ship, or a man under an unclean spirit's control.

The attested use describes forceful taking hold: a crowd takes men into a theatre, opponents take a man to the council, an unclean spirit repeatedly takes hold of a man, and a ship is taken and driven before the wind.

Senses in use

  1. Forcefully taking hold or carrying off · dominant

    In Acts 19:29, the aorist active participle occurs as the crowd rushes into the theatre; the APB renders the action as “seizing Gaius and Aristarchus.” In Acts 6:12, the aorist active indicative stands before bringing a man to the council, while Luke 8:29 describes repeated prior seizure of a man by an unclean spirit. Acts 27:15 uses an aorist passive participle of the ship, which the APB presents as seized and then driven along.

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB uses “seizing” for the crowd in Acts 19:29 and “seized” in Acts 6:12, Acts 27:15, and Luke 8:29. These renderings confirm the verses' forceful-taking context rather than establish separate meanings.

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