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the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33

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Strong's #4084 - πιάζω

Transliteration

piázō

Phonetics

pee-ad'-zo

Origin

probably another form of (G971)

Parts of Speech

verb

TDNT

None

Definition

Thayer
Strong
Mounce

Thayer's

to lay hold of
to take, capture
1. of fishes
to apprehend
1. of a man, in order to imprison him

Hebrew Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 270 ‑ אָחַז (aw‑khaz');

Frequency Lists

Book
Word
Parsing

Verse Results

ASV (13)

John 9

Acts 2

2 Corinthians 1

Revelation 1

BSB (12)

John 8

Acts 2

2 Corinthians 1

Revelation 1

CSB (12)

John 8

Acts 2

2 Corinthians 1

Revelation 1

ESV (12)

John 8

Acts 2

2 Corinthians 1

Revelation 1

KJV (13)

John 9

Acts 2

2 Corinthians 1

Revelation 1

LEB (0)

The Lexham English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

LSB (12)

John 8

Acts 2

2 Corinthians 1

Revelation 1

N95 (12)

John 8

Acts 2

2 Corinthians 1

Revelation 1

NAS (12)

John 8

Acts 2

2 Corinthians 1

Revelation 1

NLT (12)

John 15

Acts 4

2 Corinthians 2

Revelation 2

WEB (13)

John 9

Acts 2

2 Corinthians 1

Revelation 1

YLT (12)

John 8

Acts 2

2 Corinthians 1

Revelation 1

ASV (13)

he had taken him 1

he took 1

take 1

taken 2

they might take 1

they took 1

to take 3

took 1

was taken 1

ye have 1

BSB (12)

arrest 1

caught 1

he arrested 1

in order to arrest 1

seized 1

taking 1

they could arrest 1

to seize 3

was captured 1

you have just caught 1

CSB (12)

arrest 3

caught 2

prisoner 1

seize 3

seized 1

taking 1

the arrest 1

ESV (12)

arrest 5

arrested 1

captured 1

caught 2

seize 1

seized 1

took 1

KJV (13)

apprehend 1

apprehended 1

caught 2

hands 1

have 1

take 4

taken 2

took 1

LEB (0)

The Lexham English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

LSB (12)

caught 2

seize 6

seized 3

seizing 1

N95 (12)

caught 2

seize 6

seized 3

seizing 1

NAS (12)

arrest 5

arrested 2

caught 2

grasping 1

seize 1

seized 1

NLT (12)

arrest 4

arrested 2

captured 1

catch 1

caught 2

imprisoned 1

took 1

WEB (13)

arrest 1

arrested 2

caught 1

he had arrested him 1

they caught 1

they might seize 1

to arrest 1

to seize 1

to take 1

took 1

was taken 1

you have 1

YLT (12)

having seized 2

seized 1

they caught 1

they may seize 1

they may take 1

to seize 3

was taken 1

wishing to seize 1

ye caught 1

RAH

The
did not use
this Strong's Number

SWE

V-AAI-2P 1

V-AAI-3P 1

V-AAI-3S 1

V-AAN 4

V-AAP-NSM 2

V-AAS-3P 2

V-API-3S 1

ANT

V-AAI-2P 1

V-AAI-3P 1

V-AAI-3S 1

V-AAN 4

V-AAP-NSM 2

V-AAS-3P 2

V-API-3S 1

BEZ

V-AAI-2P 1

V-AAI-3P 1

V-AAI-3S 1

V-AAN- 4

V-AAP-NSM 2

V-AAS-3P 2

V-API-3S 1

BGB

V-AAI-2P 1

V-AAI-3P 1

V-AAI-3S 1

V-AAN 4

V-AAP-NSM 2

V-AAS-3P 2

V-API-3S 1

BMT

V-AAI-2P 1

V-AAI-3P 1

V-AAI-3S 1

V-AAN 4

V-AAP-NSM 2

V-AAS-3P 2

V-API-3S 1

BYZ

V-AAI-2P 1

V-AAI-3P 1

V-AAI-3S 1

V-AAN 4

V-AAP-NSM 2

V-AAS-3P 2

V-API-3S 1

ELZ

P-GPM 1

V-AAI-2P 1

V-AAI-3P 1

V-AAI-3S 1

V-AAN 3

V-AAPNSM 2

V-AAS-3P 2

V-API-3S 1

NA26

V-2AAIP 1

V-3AAIP 1

V-3AAIS 1

V-3AASP 2

V-3APIS 1

V-AAN 4

V-AAPNSM 2

SBL

V-AAI-2P 1

V-AAI-3P 1

V-AAI-3S 1

V-AAN 4

V-AAP-NSM 2

V-AAS-3P 2

V-API-3S 1

SCV

V-AAI-2P 1

V-AAI-3P 1

V-AAI-3S 1

V-AAN 4

V-AAP-NSM 2

V-AAS-3P 2

V-API-3S 1

STV

V-AAI-2P 1

V-AAI-3P 1

V-AAI-3S 1

V-AAN 4

V-AAP-NSM 2

V-AAS-3P 2

V-API-3S 1

TIS

V-AAI-2P 1

V-AAI-3P 1

V-AAI-3S 1

V-AAN 4

V-AAP-NSM 2

V-AAS-3P 2

V-API-3S 1

V-AAI-2P 1

V-AAI-3P 1

V-AAI-3S 1

V-AAN 4

V-AAP-NSM 2

V-AAS-3P 2

V-API-3S 1

TRG

P-GPM 1

V-AAI-2P 1

V-AAI-3P 1

V-AAI-3S 1

V-AAN 3

V-AAPNSM 2

V-AAS-3P 2

V-API-3S 1

The
did not use
this Strong's Number

Liddell-Scott-Jones Definitions

πιάζω,

Dor. and later Att. for πιέζω (q. v.).

πῐέζω,

impf. ἐπίεζον, Ep. πίεζον Od. 12.174, etc.: fut. πιέσω Diph. 18.3; Ep. πιέσσω Nonn. D. 4.146: aor. ἐπίεσα Hp. Fract. 6, Hdt. 9.63, Th. 2.52, etc. (but subj. πιέξῃς Hp. Fract. 5, inf. πιέξαι IG 42(1).123.116 (Epid., iv B.C. ), part. πιέξας (v.l. πιάξας ) Nic. Al. 224 ): pf. πεπίεκα Demetr.Lac. Herc. 1012.44: — Pass., fut. πιεσθήσομαι Gal. 11.317 ( δια -), Heliod ap. Orib. 10.18.15: aor. ἐπιέσθην Od. 8.336, Sol. 13.37, Hdt. 4.11, etc.; ἐπιέχθην Hp. Fract. 5, etc.: pf. πεπίεσμαι Arist. Mu. 392b33, Procl. Hyp. 5.49, cj. in Alciphr. 3.55 . etc.; πεπίεγμαι Hp. Fract. 5 . — From πῐεζέω we have πιεζέουσι v.l. in Id. Fract. 31: impf. πιέζευν v.l. in Od. 12.174, 196; part. πιεζεῦντα Hp. Off. 25, Fract. 9, πιεζεῦσαν Herod. 8.47: — Pass., part. πιεζεύμενος Hdt. 3.146, 6.108, 8.142 (always with v.l. - όμενος ), Hp. Nat.Puer. 21, πιεζούμενος Plb. 3.74.2; imper. πιεζείσθω IG 4.364.7 (Corinth, iv A.D. ): impf. ἐπιεζοῦντο Plb. 11.33.3; so in later Gr., as Plu. Thes. 6, Alc. 2, etc.; Dor., Aeol., and later Gr. πῐάζω Alcm. 44, Alc. 148: aor. 1 ἐπίᾰσα LXX Song of Solomon 2:15, Ev.John 8:20; ἐπίαξα Theoc. 4.35, ( ἀμφ -) Ep.. 6: Pass., fut. πιασθήσομαι LXX Si. 23.21: aor. ἐπιάσθην Revelation 19:20 : pf. πεπίασμαι POxy. 812 (i B. C.), Dsc. 1.15, Hippiatr. 34: — press tight, squeeze, χειρὶ ἑλὼν ἐπίεζε βραχίονα Il. 16.510, cf. Hes. Op. 497; ἀστεμφέως ἐχέμεν μᾶλλόν τε π . Od. 4.419; μ' ἐν δεσμοῖσι δέον μᾶλλόν τε πίεζον 12.196, cf. 164; π. τὰ χείλεα compress them, Hp. VM 22; ῥύγχος εἰς ὄξος π . Axionic. 8.5; π. τοὺς ὑπευθύνους squeezing them (like figs), to try if they are ripe, Ar. Eq. 259; σφόδρα π. αὐτοῦ τὸν πόδα Pl. Phd. 117e; π. [τὴν δεξιὰν] ἐμπαθῶς Plb. 31.24.9: abs., X. Mem. 3.10.13, Arist. Rh. 1361b17: — Pass., to be pressed tight, ἐν δεσμοῖς Od. 8.336, cf. Hp. Fract. 25, al.; of wrestlers, Plu. Alc. 2; πιέζεται ὅσα πόρους ἔχει κενούς are compressible, Arist. Mete. 386b1 .

II press or weigh down, of a heavy weight, Σικελία αὐτοῦ π. στέρνα Pi. P. 1.19, cf. Ar. Pax 1032: — and in Pass., ὁ δ' ὦμος . . πιέζεται Id. Ra. 30, cf. X. Cyr. 7.5.11: metaph., oppress, distress, π. τινὰ ἡ δαπάνη Hdt. 5.35; λιμός A. Ch. 250; καὶ πρὸς π. χρημάτων ἀχηνία (Abresch for προσπιέζει ) ib. 301; συμφορὰ δ'ἑτέρους ἑτέρα π . E. Alc. 894 (lyr.); αὐχμὸς π. τὰς ἀμπέλους Ar. Nu. 1120; π. ἡ ἀνάγκη ib. 437, cf. Th. 2.52: — freq. in Pass., ὑπὸ νούσοισι Sol. 13.37; ὑπὸ λιμοῦ Th. 1.126; πολέμῳ Hdt. 4.11, 6.34; τῇ νούσῳ Pherecyd. ap. D.L. 1.122, cf. Th. 7.47; ταῖς εἰσφοραῖς Lys. 28.3; ταῖς συμφοραῖς X. Cyr. 7.2.20; σπάνει σίτου Id. HG 5.4.56, etc.: abs., Hdt. 7.121, etc.; of a river, to be exhausted from the heat of the sun, Id. 2.25 .

2. press hard, of a victorious army, τοὺς ἐναντίους Id. 9.63: — Pass., τὴν πιεζομένην μάλιστα τῶν μοιρέων ib. 60; εἴ πῃ πιέζοιντο Th. 1.49, cf. X. HG 2.4.34; ὑπό τινων ib. 7.1.43 .

3. bear hardly upon, τινα Pl. Cra. 409a; τῷ λόγῳ Plu. Alc. 6; ὑπὸ τῶν ἐλέγχων πιέζεσθαι Phld. D. 3.8; of a point in the argument, hold fast to, Pl. Lg. 965d; press it, Plb. 3.21.3, Demetr.Lac. l.c., etc.; lay stress on, Plu. 2.31e: c. dat., insist upon, τοῖσι περιπάτοισι Hp. Insomn. 88 . determine precisely, ἀποστήματα Procl. Hyp. 5.19, cf. 49 ( Pass. ); π. δεῖ πῶς ἓν ἐκεῖνο καὶ ἕτερον Porph. Sent. 36 .

4. repress, stifle, ἐν θυμῷ χόλον Pi. O. 6.37; τὸν τῦφον Plu. Alc. 4 .

5. outweigh, τἀγαθῷ τὸ δυστυχές E. Hipp. 637, cf. Supp. 249 (s. v.l.).

III later, lay hold of, ταῦρον . . πιάξας τᾶς ὁπλᾶς by the hoof, Theoc. 4.35; αὐτὸν τῆς χειρός Acts 3:7, cf. Ev.John 7:30, etc.

Thayer's Expanded Definition

πιάζω (Doric for πιέζω, cf. Buttmann, 66 (58)): 1 aorist ἐπίασα; 1 aorist passive ἐπιασθην;

1. to lay hold of: τινα τῆς χειρός, Acts 3:7 (Theocritus, 4, 35).

2. to take, capture: fishes, John 21:3, 10; θηρίον, passive, Revelation 19:20 (Song of Solomon 2:15). to take i. e. apprehend: a man, in order to imprison him, John 7:30, 32, 44; John 8:20; John 10:39; John 11:57; Acts 12:4; 2 Corinthians 11:32. (Compare: ὑποπιάζω.)

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

πιάζω

(cf. MGr. πιάνω ; v. Kennedy, Sources, 155), Doric and late Att.. for πιέζω in its later senses;

[in LXX: (H270), Sirach 23:21*;]

1. to lay hold of: Acts 3:7 (Theocr.).

2. to take, capture, apprehend: John 7:30; John 7:32; John 7:44; John 8:20; John 10:39; John 11:57; John 21:3; John 21:10 Acts 12:4, 2 Corinthians 11:32, Revelation 19:20 (v. MM, xx).†

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament.
Copyright © 1922 by G. Abbott-Smith, D.D., D.C.L.. T & T Clarke, London.

Vocabulary of the Greek NT

";very pitiful."; This word, confined in the NT to James 5:11, is said to be found elsewhere only in Hermas Mand. iv. 3. 5, Sim. v. 7. 4. It is the equivalent of the LXX πολυέλεος (Psa. 102꞉8 [MT Psalms 103:8]). See s.v. σπλάγχνον.

List of Word Forms

επιασαν επίασαν ἐπίασαν επιασατε επιάσατε ἐπιάσατε επιασεν επίασεν ἐπίασεν επιασθη επιάσθη ἐπιάσθη πιαίνει πιαίνεται πιανάτω πιανθήσεται πιανθήσονται πιασαι πιάσαι πιασας πιάσας πιάσατε πιασωσιν πιάσωσιν epiasan epíasan epiasate epiásate epiasen epíasen epiasthe epiasthē epiásthe epiásthē piasai piásai piasas piásas piasosin piasōsin piásosin piásōsin