verb
zōgramō
Strong’sG2221
I capture alive
stem zōgr-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 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.
ζωγρέω, -ῶ
(< ζωός, alive, + ἀγρεύω), [in LXX chiefly for חיה hi.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2221 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
(ζωός, ἀγρέω) take, save alive, take captive instead of killing, ζώγρει, Ἀτρέος υἱέ, σὺ δ᾽ ἄξια δέξαι ἄποινα Refs 8th c.BC+; πλὴν μηδαμῇ μηδαμῶς ζωγροῦντας provided that they do not spare him alive, Refs 5th c.BC+; opposed to διαφθείρειν, ἀποκτεῖναι, NT+2nd c.BC+; of ships, ἃς ἐζώγρησεν αὐτάνδρους Refs 2nd c.AD+:—passive, Refs 5th c.BC+
II restore to life and strength, revive, περὶ δὲ πνοιὴ Βορέαο ζώγρει ἐπιπνείουσα Refs 8th c.BC+; preserve alive, ζώγρει, δέσποτ᾽ ἄναξ, τὸν σὸν ναετῆρα Refs 2nd c.AD+
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| zōgrarōntosζωγρῶν | happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular masculine | catching | 1× |
| zōgrorēntoisἐζωγρημένοι | has happened · subjectperfect middle or passive participle nominative plural masculine | held 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 140, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, no occurrences
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 | zōgramō | zōgrame | zōgrami | zōgrama | zōgramē | zōgramelē |
| you 2nd person singular | zōgrasō | zōgrase | zōgrasi | zōgrasa | zōgrasē | zōgraselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | zōgratō | zōgrate | zōgrati | zōgrata | zōgratē | zōgratelē |
| we 1st person plural | zōgranō | zōgrane | zōgrani | zōgrana | zōgranē | zōgranelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | zōgravō | zōgrave | zōgravi | zōgrava | zōgravē | zōgravelē |
| they 3rd person plural | zōgralō | zōgrale | zōgrali | zōgrala | zōgralē | zōgralelē |
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 | zōgromō | zōgrome | zōgromē | zōgromelē |
| you 2nd person singular | zōgrosō | zōgrose | zōgrosē | zōgroselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | zōgrotō | zōgrote | zōgrotē | zōgrotelē |
| we 1st person plural | zōgronō | zōgrone | zōgronē | zōgronelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | zōgrovō | zōgrove | zōgrovē | zōgrovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | zōgrolō | zōgrole | zōgrolē | zōgrolelē |
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 | zōgrameiō | zōgrameia | zōgrameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | zōgraseiō | zōgraseia | zōgraseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | zōgrateiō | zōgrateia | zōgrateiē |
| we 1st person plural | zōgraneiō | zōgraneia | zōgraneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | zōgraveiō | zōgraveia | zōgraveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | zōgraleiō | zōgraleia | zōgraleiē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | zōgromeiō | zōgromeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | zōgroseiō | zōgroseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | zōgroteiō | zōgroteiē |
| we 1st person plural | zōgroneiō | zōgroneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | zōgroveiō | zōgroveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | zōgroleiō | zōgroleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | zōgrasōr | zōgrasar | zōgrasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | zōgratōr | zōgratar | zōgratēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | zōgravōr | zōgravar | zōgravēr |
| they 3rd person plural | zōgralōr | zōgralar | zōgralēr |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | zōgrosōr | zōgrosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | zōgrotōr | zōgrotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | zōgrovōr | zōgrovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | zōgrolōr | zōgrolēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | zōgramoiō | zōgramoia |
| you 2nd person singular | zōgrasoiō | zōgrasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | zōgratoiō | zōgratoia |
| we 1st person plural | zōgranoiō | zōgranoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | zōgravoiō | zōgravoia |
| they 3rd person plural | zōgraloiō | zōgraloia |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | zōgromoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | zōgrosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | zōgrotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | zōgronoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | zōgrovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | zōgroloiō |
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 | zōgrarō | zōgrari | zōgrara | zōgrarē |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | zōgrorō | zōgrorē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 2 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | zōgrarōntos1×ζωγρῶν | zōgrarintos | zōgrarantos | zōgrarēntos |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | zōgrorōntos | zōgrorēntos1× |
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
zōgr 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.
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
zōgrarōntos“catching”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular masculine1×
Luke 5:10“catching”… fobosōr; apo tou nun anthrōpoin esi zōgrarōntos.… Do not be afraid,” Jesus said to Simon. “From now on you will catch men.”
zōgrorēntois“held captive”has happened · subjectperfect middle or passive participle nominative plural masculine1×
2 Timothy 2:26“held captive”… ananēfaleia ek tau tou diabolou pagidau, zōgrorēntois hupo autou eis tem ekeinou thelēmem.… they will come to their senses and escape the snare of the devil, who has taken them captive to his will.