Word study · Greek
harpázō
to snatch, to seize, to catch up
Say it: har-PAD-zo (approximate)
ἁρπάζω
What it means
To seize suddenly and forcefully. In 12:2-4 Paul speaks of a man being "caught up" to the third heaven and paradise. The same word is used in 1 Thessalonians 4:17 for believers being "caught up" to meet the Lord.
Range of meaning
- Snatch awaySeize suddenly.
- Catch upTake up to another place.
In 2 Corinthians
- Chapter 12
"Such a one caught up to the third heaven" (12:2-4).
Every verse (2)
Verses where G0726 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources