verb
aichmalōtizamō
Strong’sG163
I take captive, subdue, ensnare
stem aichmalōtiz-4 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books3 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
† αἰχμαλωτίζω
(< αἰχμάλωτος), [in LXX chiefly for שׁבה;] in late writers = cl. αἰχμάλωτον ποιῶ (ἄγω),
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G163 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidaheekh-mal-o-tid'-zo
to make captive
Fromfrom G164;
King Jameslead away captive, bring into captivity.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
take prisoner, LXX+1st c.BC+:—more frequently in middle, αἰχμαλωτίζομαιRefs 1st c.AD+: future -ίσομαιRefs: aorist ᾐχμαλωτισάμηνRefs 1st c.BC+: perfect ᾐχμαλώτισμαιRefs 1st c.AD+; also in passive sense, Refs
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| aichmalōtiziliαἰχμαλωτισθήσονται | will happen · theyfuture passive indicative 3rd person plural | led captive | 1× |
| aichmalōtizarōntonαἰχμαλωτίζοντά | happening now · objectpresent active participle accusative singular masculine | making … captive | 1× |
| aichmalōtizarōntoisαἰχμαλωτίζοντες | happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine | captivate | 2× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 172, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 1 occurrence
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | aichmalōtizamō | aichmalōtizame | aichmalōtizami | aichmalōtizama | aichmalōtizamē | aichmalōtizamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | aichmalōtizasō | aichmalōtizase | aichmalōtizasi | aichmalōtizasa | aichmalōtizasē | aichmalōtizaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | aichmalōtizatō | aichmalōtizate | aichmalōtizati | aichmalōtizata | aichmalōtizatē | aichmalōtizatelē |
| we 1st person plural | aichmalōtizanō | aichmalōtizane | aichmalōtizani | aichmalōtizana | aichmalōtizanē | aichmalōtizanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | aichmalōtizavō | aichmalōtizave | aichmalōtizavi | aichmalōtizava | aichmalōtizavē | aichmalōtizavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | aichmalōtizalō | aichmalōtizale | aichmalōtizali | aichmalōtizala | aichmalōtizalē | aichmalōtizalelē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | aichmalōtizomō | aichmalōtizome | aichmalōtizomē | aichmalōtizomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | aichmalōtizosō | aichmalōtizose | aichmalōtizosē | aichmalōtizoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | aichmalōtizotō | aichmalōtizote | aichmalōtizotē | aichmalōtizotelē |
| we 1st person plural | aichmalōtizonō | aichmalōtizone | aichmalōtizonē | aichmalōtizonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | aichmalōtizovō | aichmalōtizove | aichmalōtizovē | aichmalōtizovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | aichmalōtizolō | aichmalōtizole | aichmalōtizolē | aichmalōtizolelē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | aichmalōtizimi | aichmalōtizima |
| you 2nd person singular | aichmalōtizisi | aichmalōtizisa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | aichmalōtiziti | aichmalōtizita |
| we 1st person plural | aichmalōtizini | aichmalōtizina |
| ye 2nd person plural | aichmalōtizivi | aichmalōtiziva |
| they 3rd person plural | aichmalōtizili1×αἰχμαλωτισθήσονται | aichmalōtizila |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | aichmalōtizameiō | aichmalōtizameia | aichmalōtizameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | aichmalōtizaseiō | aichmalōtizaseia | aichmalōtizaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | aichmalōtizateiō | aichmalōtizateia | aichmalōtizateiē |
| we 1st person plural | aichmalōtizaneiō | aichmalōtizaneia | aichmalōtizaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | aichmalōtizaveiō | aichmalōtizaveia | aichmalōtizaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | aichmalōtizaleiō | aichmalōtizaleia | aichmalōtizaleiē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | aichmalōtizomeiō | aichmalōtizomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | aichmalōtizoseiō | aichmalōtizoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | aichmalōtizoteiō | aichmalōtizoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | aichmalōtizoneiō | aichmalōtizoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | aichmalōtizoveiō | aichmalōtizoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | aichmalōtizoleiō | aichmalōtizoleiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | aichmalōtizimeia |
| you 2nd person singular | aichmalōtiziseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | aichmalōtiziteia |
| we 1st person plural | aichmalōtizineia |
| ye 2nd person plural | aichmalōtiziveia |
| they 3rd person plural | aichmalōtizileia |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | aichmalōtizasōr | aichmalōtizasar | aichmalōtizasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | aichmalōtizatōr | aichmalōtizatar | aichmalōtizatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | aichmalōtizavōr | aichmalōtizavar | aichmalōtizavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | aichmalōtizalōr | aichmalōtizalar | aichmalōtizalēr |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | aichmalōtizosōr | aichmalōtizosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | aichmalōtizotōr | aichmalōtizotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | aichmalōtizovōr | aichmalōtizovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | aichmalōtizolōr | aichmalōtizolēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | aichmalōtizisar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | aichmalōtizitar |
| ye 2nd person plural | aichmalōtizivar |
| they 3rd person plural | aichmalōtizilar |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | aichmalōtizamoiō | aichmalōtizamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | aichmalōtizasoiō | aichmalōtizasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | aichmalōtizatoiō | aichmalōtizatoia |
| we 1st person plural | aichmalōtizanoiō | aichmalōtizanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | aichmalōtizavoiō | aichmalōtizavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | aichmalōtizaloiō | aichmalōtizaloia |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | aichmalōtizomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | aichmalōtizosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | aichmalōtizotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | aichmalōtizonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | aichmalōtizovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | aichmalōtizoloiō |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | aichmalōtizimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | aichmalōtizisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | aichmalōtizitoia |
| we 1st person plural | aichmalōtizinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | aichmalōtizivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | aichmalōtiziloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | aichmalōtizarō | aichmalōtizari | aichmalōtizara | aichmalōtizarē |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | aichmalōtizorō | aichmalōtizorē | ||
| acted on passive voice | aichmalōtiziri | aichmalōtizira |
Used as an adjective — participle, 3 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | aichmalōtizarōntos3× | aichmalōtizarintos | aichmalōtizarantos | aichmalōtizarēntos |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | aichmalōtizorōntos | aichmalōtizorēntos | ||
| acted on passive voice | aichmalōtizirintos | aichmalōtizirantos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
aichmalōtiz is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
4 occurrences, every one of them listed
aichmalōtizili“led captive”will happen · theyfuture passive indicative 3rd person plural1×
Luke 21:24kai pipteli stome machairau kai aichmalōtizili eis teim ethneim panteim, kai Ierousalēm …… edge of the sword and be led captive into all the nations. And Jerusalem …
aichmalōtizarōnton“making … captive”happening now · objectpresent active participle accusative singular masculine1×
Romans 7:23… to nomo tou nouou mu kai aichmalōtizarōnton min en to nomo tau hamartau …… of my mind and holding me captive to the law of sin that …
aichmalōtizarōntois“captivate”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine2×
2 Corinthians 10:5… kata tau gnōsiau tou theou, kai aichmalōtizarōntois pantem noēmem eis tan hupakoan tou …… the knowledge of God; and we take captive every thought to make it obedient …
2 Timothy 3:6… tois endunarōntois eis tain oikiain kai aichmalōtizarōntois gunaikarieim sōreuorēnteim hamartai, agorōnteim epithumiai poikilai,… worm their way into households and captivate vulnerable women who are weighed down …