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verb

piazamō

Greekπιάζω (piazō)

Strong’sG4084

I lay hold of

stem piaz-12 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books7 forms occur

Translated as

seizearrestcaughtseizedcapturedtook

What it means

πιάζω

(cf. MGr. πιάνω; v. Kennedy, Sources, 155), Doric and late Att. for πιέζω in its later senses; [in LXX: Ca 2:15 (אחז), Si 23:21*;]

1. to lay hold of: Ac 3:7 (Theocr.).
2. to take, capture, apprehend: Jo 7:30, 32, 44 8:20 10:39 11:57 21:3, 10, Ac 12:4, II Co 11:32, Re 19:20 (v. MM, xx).†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G4084 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidpee-ad'-zo

to squeeze, i.e. seize (gently by the hand (press), or officially (arrest), or in hunting (capture))

Fromprobably another form of G971;

King Jamesapprehend, catch, lay hand on, take.

James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.

Forms in the New Testament

Form and the Greek behind itWhat it isUsuallyTimes
piazataἐπίασενhappened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singularseized
piazavaἐπιάσατεhappened · yeaorist active indicative 2nd person pluralcaught
piazalaἐπίασανhappened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person pluralcaught
piazitaἐπιάσθηhappened · he/she/itaorist passive indicative 3rd person singularcaptured
piazaleiaπιάσωσινhappened · theyaorist active subjunctive 3rd person pluralarrest
piazaraπιάσαιhappened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitiveseize
piazaratosπιάσαςhappened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculinetook

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, 4 occurrences

the subject acts active voice

Who personhappening now presentwas happening imperfectwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfecthad happened pluperfect
I 1st person singularpiazamōpiazamepiazamipiazamapiazamēpiazamelē
you 2nd person singularpiazasōpiazasepiazasipiazasapiazasēpiazaselē
he/she/it 3rd person singularpiazatōpiazatepiazatipiazataἐπίασενpiazatēpiazatelē
we 1st person pluralpiazanōpiazanepiazanipiazanapiazanēpiazanelē
ye 2nd person pluralpiazavōpiazavepiazavipiazavaἐπιάσατεpiazavēpiazavelē
they 3rd person pluralpiazalōpiazalepiazalipiazalaἐπίασανpiazalēpiazalelē

acted on passive voice

Who personhappening now presentwas happening imperfectwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfecthad happened pluperfect
I 1st person singularpiazimōpiazimepiazimipiazimapiazimēpiazimelē
you 2nd person singularpiazisōpiazisepiazisipiazisapiazisēpiaziselē
he/she/it 3rd person singularpiazitōpiazitepiazitipiazitaἐπιάσθηpiazitēpiazitelē
we 1st person pluralpiazinōpiazinepiazinipiazinapiazinēpiazinelē
ye 2nd person pluralpiazivōpiazivepiazivipiazivapiazivēpiazivelē
they 3rd person pluralpiazilōpiazilepiazilipiazilapiazilēpiazilelē
May, might — subjunctive mood, 2 occurrences

the subject acts active voice

Who personhappening now presenthappened aoristhas happened perfect
I 1st person singularpiazameiōpiazameiapiazameiē
you 2nd person singularpiazaseiōpiazaseiapiazaseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singularpiazateiōpiazateiapiazateiē
we 1st person pluralpiazaneiōpiazaneiapiazaneiē
ye 2nd person pluralpiazaveiōpiazaveiapiazaveiē
they 3rd person pluralpiazaleiōpiazaleiaπιάσωσινpiazaleiē

acted on passive voice

Who personhappening now presenthappened aoristhas happened perfect
I 1st person singularpiazimeiōpiazimeiapiazimeiē
you 2nd person singularpiaziseiōpiaziseiapiaziseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singularpiaziteiōpiaziteiapiaziteiē
we 1st person pluralpiazineiōpiazineiapiazineiē
ye 2nd person pluralpiaziveiōpiaziveiapiaziveiē
they 3rd person pluralpiazileiōpiazileiapiazileiē
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences

the subject acts active voice

Who personhappening now presenthappened aoristhas happened perfect
you 2nd person singularpiazasōrpiazasarpiazasēr
he/she/it 3rd person singularpiazatōrpiazatarpiazatēr
ye 2nd person pluralpiazavōrpiazavarpiazavēr
they 3rd person pluralpiazalōrpiazalarpiazalēr

acted on passive voice

Who personhappening now presenthappened aoristhas happened perfect
you 2nd person singularpiazisōrpiazisarpiazisēr
he/she/it 3rd person singularpiazitōrpiazitarpiazitēr
ye 2nd person pluralpiazivōrpiazivarpiazivēr
they 3rd person pluralpiazilōrpiazilarpiazilēr
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences

the subject acts active voice

Who personhappening now presenthappened aorist
I 1st person singularpiazamoiōpiazamoia
you 2nd person singularpiazasoiōpiazasoia
he/she/it 3rd person singularpiazatoiōpiazatoia
we 1st person pluralpiazanoiōpiazanoia
ye 2nd person pluralpiazavoiōpiazavoia
they 3rd person pluralpiazaloiōpiazaloia

acted on passive voice

Who personhappening now presenthappened aorist
I 1st person singularpiazimoiōpiazimoia
you 2nd person singularpiazisoiōpiazisoia
he/she/it 3rd person singularpiazitoiōpiazitoia
we 1st person pluralpiazinoiōpiazinoia
ye 2nd person pluralpiazivoiōpiazivoia
they 3rd person pluralpiaziloiōpiaziloia
The “to …” form — infinitive, 4 occurrences
Who is acting voicehappening now presentwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfect
the subject acts active voicepiazarōpiazaripiazaraπιάσαιpiazarē
acted on passive voicepiazirōpiaziripiazirapiazirē
Used as an adjective — participle, 2 occurrences
Who is acting voicehappening now presentwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfect
the subject acts active voicepiazarōtospiazaritospiazaratosπιάσαςpiazarētos
acted on passive voicepiazirōtospiaziritospiaziratospiazirētos

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
piazstem+aeiwho is acting voice+mstnvlwho person+eiroistatement, command, wish mood+ōeiaēelēwhen tense+tthen it declines+ogender+sits job in the sentence case

piaz 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

12 occurrences, every one of them listed

piazata“seized”happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular

John 8:20“seized”houteim teim rēmeim lalata en te gazofulakie didaskarōtos en te hiere; kai oudenos piazata auton, hoti oupō erchatelē tas hōras autou.He spoke these words while teaching in the temple courts, near the treasury. Yet no one seized Him, because His hour had not yet come.

piazava“caught”happened · yeaorist active indicative 2nd person plural

John 21:10“caught”legatō autoi tos Iēsus; Feravar apo teiu opsarieiu heiu piazava nun.Jesus told them, “Bring some of the fish you have just caught.”

piazala“caught”happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural

John 21:3“caught”legatō autoi Simōnos Petros; Hupagamō halieuarō; legalō auto; Erchenō kai nis sun si. exerchala kai embainala eis tem ploiem, kai en ekeina ta nuxa piazala oudenem.Simon Peter told them, “I am going fishing.” “We will go with you,” they said. So they went out and got into the boat, but caught nothing that night.

piazita“captured”happened · he/she/itaorist passive indicative 3rd person singular

Revelation 19:20“captured”kai piazita tem thērem kai meta auteu tos pseudoprofētos tos poiaratos teim sēmeim enōpion auteu, en hei planata toin lambaratoin tem charagmem teu thēreu kai toin proskunarōtoin ta eikōna auteu; zōarōtois ballila tois duo eis tan limnan teu pureu tau kaiirōtau en theie.But the beast was captured along with the false prophet, who on its behalf had performed signs deceiving those who had the mark of the beast and worshiped its image. Both the beast and the false prophet were thrown alive into the fiery lake of burning sulfur.

piazaleia“arrest”happened · theyaorist active subjunctive 3rd person plural

John 7:32“arrest”Akouala tois Farisaiois tou ochlou gonguzarōtou peri autou houteim, kai apostelala tois archierevois kai tois Farisaiois hupēretoin hina piazaleia auton.When the Pharisees heard the crowd whispering these things about Jesus, they and the chief priests sent officers to arrest Him.

John 11:57“arrest”dōalelē de tois archierevois kai tois Farisaiois entolain hina ean tinos gnōskateia pou atō mēnuateia, hopōs piazaleia auton.But the chief priests and Pharisees had given orders that anyone who knew where He was must report it, so that they could arrest Him.

piazara“seize”happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive

John 7:30“seize”zētale oun auton piazara, kai oudenos epiballata epi auton tan cheiran, hoti oupō erchatelē tas hōras autou.So they tried to seize Him, but no one laid a hand on Him, because His hour had not yet come.

John 7:44“seize”tinois de thelale ek autoiu piazara auton, alla oudenos epiballata epi auton tain cheirain.Some of them wanted to seize Him, but no one laid a hand on Him.

John 10:39“seize”zētale oun palin auton piazara; kai exerchata ek tau cheirau autoiu.At this, they tried again to seize Him, but He escaped their grasp.

2 Corinthians 11:32“seize”en Damaska tos ethnarchos Haretaou tou basilevou frourate tan politan Damaskēnoiu piazara min,In Damascus, the governor under King Aretas secured the city of the Damascenes in order to arrest me.

piazaratos“took”happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculine

Acts 3:7“took”kai piazaratos auton tau dexau cheirau egeirata auton; parachrēma de stereoila tais basiais autou kai teim sfudreim,Taking him by the right hand, Peter helped him up, and at once the man’s feet and ankles were made strong.

Acts 12:4“seized”hon kai piazaratos titheta eis fulakan, paradōaratos tessares tetradiei stratiōtoiu fulassarō auton, boulerōtos meta tem pascha anagara auton to lao.He arrested him and put him in prison, handing him over to be guarded by four squads of four soldiers each. Herod intended to bring him out to the people after the Passover.