verb
zōgramō
Greekζωγρέω (zōgreō)
Strong’sG2221
I capture alive
stem zōgr-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
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
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| zōgrarōtosζωγρῶν | happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular masculine | catching | 1× |
| zōgrirētoisἐζωγρημένοι | has happened · subjectperfect 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 172, 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 |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | zōgrimō | zōgrime | zōgrimi | zōgrima | zōgrimē | zōgrimelē |
| you 2nd person singular | zōgrisō | zōgrise | zōgrisi | zōgrisa | zōgrisē | zōgriselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | zōgritō | zōgrite | zōgriti | zōgrita | zōgritē | zōgritelē |
| we 1st person plural | zōgrinō | zōgrine | zōgrini | zōgrina | zōgrinē | zōgrinelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | zōgrivō | zōgrive | zōgrivi | zōgriva | zōgrivē | zōgrivelē |
| they 3rd person plural | zōgrilō | zōgrile | zōgrili | zōgrila | zōgrilē | zōgrilelē |
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 |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | zōgrimeiō | zōgrimeia | zōgrimeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | zōgriseiō | zōgriseia | zōgriseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | zōgriteiō | zōgriteia | zōgriteiē |
| we 1st person plural | zōgrineiō | zōgrineia | zōgrineiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | zōgriveiō | zōgriveia | zōgriveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | zōgrileiō | zōgrileia | zōgrileiē |
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 |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | zōgrisōr | zōgrisar | zōgrisēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | zōgritōr | zōgritar | zōgritēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | zōgrivōr | zōgrivar | zōgrivēr |
| they 3rd person plural | zōgrilōr | zōgrilar | zōgrilēr |
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 |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | zōgrimoiō | zōgrimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | zōgrisoiō | zōgrisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | zōgritoiō | zōgritoia |
| we 1st person plural | zōgrinoiō | zōgrinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | zōgrivoiō | zōgrivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | zōgriloiō | zōgriloia |
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 |
| acted on passive voice | zōgrirō | zōgriri | zōgrira | zōgrirē |
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 | zōgrarōtos1×ζωγρῶν | zōgraritos | zōgraratos | zōgrarētos |
| acted on passive voice | zōgrirōtos | zōgriritos | zōgriratos | zōgrirētos1× |
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
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
zōgrarōtos“catching”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular masculine1×
Luke 5:10“catching”homoiōs de kai Iakōbon kai Iōannon huioin Zebedaiou, hois ale koinōnois to Simōno. kai legata pros ton Simōnon tos Iēsus; Mē fobesōr; apo tou nun anthrōpoin esi zōgrarōtos.and so were his partners James and John, the sons of Zebedee. “Do not be afraid,” Jesus said to Simon. “From now on you will catch men.”
zōgrirētois“held captive”has happened · subjectperfect passive participle nominative plural masculine1×
2 Timothy 2:26“held captive”kai ananēfaleia ek tau tou diabolou pagiau, zōgrirētois hupo autou eis tem ekeinou thelēmem.Then they will come to their senses and escape the snare of the devil, who has taken them captive to his will.