Lexical Summary piazō: to lay hold of, to take Original Word: πιάζωTransliteration: piazō Phonetic Spelling: (pee-ad'-zo) Part of Speech: Verb Short Definition: to lay hold of, to take Meaning: to lay hold of, to take Strong's Concordance apprehend, catch, lay hand on, take. Probably another form of biazo; to squeeze, i.e. Seize (gently by the hand (press), or officially (arrest), or in hunting (capture)) -- apprehend, catch, lay hand on, take. Compare piezo. see GREEK biazo see GREEK piezo Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 4084: πιάζωπιάζω (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.) |