Word study · Greek
zōgréō
taken captive
Say it: dzo-GREH-o (approximate)
ζωγρέω
What it means
To capture alive (zōos "alive" plus agreuō "hunt"). In 2:26, "having been taken captive by him." In Luke 5:10, Jesus tells Peter, "from now on you will be catching people alive." Only these two places.
Range of meaning
- Capture aliveTake prisoner.
- CatchTake in a net.
In 2 Timothy
- Chapter 2
"Having been taken captive by him" (2:26).
Every verse (1)
Verses where G2221 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources