verb

sulagōgamō

Greekσυλαγωγέω (sulagōgeō)

Strong’sG4812

I plunder

stem sulagōg-once in the New Testament1 forms occur

Translated as

takes … captive1×

What it means

*† συλαγωγέω, -ῶ

(< σύλη, booty + ἄγω),

to carry off as spoil, lead captive (θυγατέρα, Heliod., Aeth., 10, 35): metaph., Col 2:8.†

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

Strong’s G4812 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidsoo-lag-ogue-eh'-o

to lead away as booty, i.e. (figuratively) seduce

Fromfrom the base of G4813 and (the reduplicated form of) G71;

King Jamesspoil.

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 it	What it is	Usually	Times
sulagōgarōtosσυλαγωγῶν	happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular masculine	takes … captive	1×

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 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses

Statements — indicative mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	was happening imperfect	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect	had happened pluperfect
I 1st person singular	sulagōgamō	sulagōgame	sulagōgami	sulagōgama	sulagōgamē	sulagōgamelē
you 2nd person singular	sulagōgasō	sulagōgase	sulagōgasi	sulagōgasa	sulagōgasē	sulagōgaselē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	sulagōgatō	sulagōgate	sulagōgati	sulagōgata	sulagōgatē	sulagōgatelē
we 1st person plural	sulagōganō	sulagōgane	sulagōgani	sulagōgana	sulagōganē	sulagōganelē
ye 2nd person plural	sulagōgavō	sulagōgave	sulagōgavi	sulagōgava	sulagōgavē	sulagōgavelē
they 3rd person plural	sulagōgalō	sulagōgale	sulagōgali	sulagōgala	sulagōgalē	sulagōgalelē

May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
I 1st person singular	sulagōgameiō	sulagōgameia	sulagōgameiē
you 2nd person singular	sulagōgaseiō	sulagōgaseia	sulagōgaseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	sulagōgateiō	sulagōgateia	sulagōgateiē
we 1st person plural	sulagōganeiō	sulagōganeia	sulagōganeiē
ye 2nd person plural	sulagōgaveiō	sulagōgaveia	sulagōgaveiē
they 3rd person plural	sulagōgaleiō	sulagōgaleia	sulagōgaleiē

Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
you 2nd person singular	sulagōgasōr	sulagōgasar	sulagōgasēr
he/she/it 3rd person singular	sulagōgatōr	sulagōgatar	sulagōgatēr
ye 2nd person plural	sulagōgavōr	sulagōgavar	sulagōgavēr
they 3rd person plural	sulagōgalōr	sulagōgalar	sulagōgalēr

Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist
I 1st person singular	sulagōgamoiō	sulagōgamoia
you 2nd person singular	sulagōgasoiō	sulagōgasoia
he/she/it 3rd person singular	sulagōgatoiō	sulagōgatoia
we 1st person plural	sulagōganoiō	sulagōganoia
ye 2nd person plural	sulagōgavoiō	sulagōgavoia
they 3rd person plural	sulagōgaloiō	sulagōgaloia

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	sulagōgarō	sulagōgari	sulagōgara	sulagōgarē

Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence

Who is acting voice	happening now present	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect
the subject acts active voice	sulagōgarōtos1×συλαγωγῶν	sulagōgaritos	sulagōgaratos	sulagōgarētos

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

sulagōgstem+aeiwho is acting voice+mstnvl—who person+—eiroistatement, command, wish mood+ōeiaēelēwhen tense+—tthen it declines+—ogender+—sits job in the sentence case

sulagōg 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

1 occurrence, every one of them listed

sulagōgarōtos“takes … captive”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular masculine1×

Colossians 2:8“takes … captive”Blepavōr mē tinos vin eti tos sulagōgarōtos dia tau filosofiau kai kenau apatau kata tan paradosian toiu anthrōpoiu, kata teim stoicheieim tou kosmou kai ouk kata Christon;See to it that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deception, which are based on human tradition and the spiritual forces of the world rather than on Christ.