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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

catchingheld captive

What it means

ζωγρέω, -ῶ

(< ζωός, alive, + ἀγρεύω), [in LXX chiefly for חיה hi.;]

to catch alive, take captive: metaph., Lk 5:10; pass., II Ti 2:26 (on the meaning and construction, v. Ellic., CGT, in l.).†

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

Saiddzogue-reh'-o

to take alive (make a prisoner of war), i.e. (figuratively) to capture or ensnare

Fromfrom the same as G2226 and G64;

King Jamestake captive, catch.

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
zōgrarōtosζωγρῶνhappening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular masculinecatching
zōgrirētoisἐζωγρημένοιhas happened · subjectperfect passive participle nominative plural masculineheld captive

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 personhappening now presentwas happening imperfectwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfecthad happened pluperfect
I 1st person singularzōgramōzōgramezōgramizōgramazōgramēzōgramelē
you 2nd person singularzōgrasōzōgrasezōgrasizōgrasazōgrasēzōgraselē
he/she/it 3rd person singularzōgratōzōgratezōgratizōgratazōgratēzōgratelē
we 1st person pluralzōgranōzōgranezōgranizōgranazōgranēzōgranelē
ye 2nd person pluralzōgravōzōgravezōgravizōgravazōgravēzōgravelē
they 3rd person pluralzōgralōzōgralezōgralizōgralazōgralēzōgralelē

acted on passive voice

Who personhappening now presentwas happening imperfectwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfecthad happened pluperfect
I 1st person singularzōgrimōzōgrimezōgrimizōgrimazōgrimēzōgrimelē
you 2nd person singularzōgrisōzōgrisezōgrisizōgrisazōgrisēzōgriselē
he/she/it 3rd person singularzōgritōzōgritezōgritizōgritazōgritēzōgritelē
we 1st person pluralzōgrinōzōgrinezōgrinizōgrinazōgrinēzōgrinelē
ye 2nd person pluralzōgrivōzōgrivezōgrivizōgrivazōgrivēzōgrivelē
they 3rd person pluralzōgrilōzōgrilezōgrilizōgrilazōgrilēzōgrilelē
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences

the subject acts active voice

Who personhappening now presenthappened aoristhas happened perfect
I 1st person singularzōgrameiōzōgrameiazōgrameiē
you 2nd person singularzōgraseiōzōgraseiazōgraseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singularzōgrateiōzōgrateiazōgrateiē
we 1st person pluralzōgraneiōzōgraneiazōgraneiē
ye 2nd person pluralzōgraveiōzōgraveiazōgraveiē
they 3rd person pluralzōgraleiōzōgraleiazōgraleiē

acted on passive voice

Who personhappening now presenthappened aoristhas happened perfect
I 1st person singularzōgrimeiōzōgrimeiazōgrimeiē
you 2nd person singularzōgriseiōzōgriseiazōgriseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singularzōgriteiōzōgriteiazōgriteiē
we 1st person pluralzōgrineiōzōgrineiazōgrineiē
ye 2nd person pluralzōgriveiōzōgriveiazōgriveiē
they 3rd person pluralzōgrileiōzōgrileiazōgrileiē
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences

the subject acts active voice

Who personhappening now presenthappened aoristhas happened perfect
you 2nd person singularzōgrasōrzōgrasarzōgrasēr
he/she/it 3rd person singularzōgratōrzōgratarzōgratēr
ye 2nd person pluralzōgravōrzōgravarzōgravēr
they 3rd person pluralzōgralōrzōgralarzōgralēr

acted on passive voice

Who personhappening now presenthappened aoristhas happened perfect
you 2nd person singularzōgrisōrzōgrisarzōgrisēr
he/she/it 3rd person singularzōgritōrzōgritarzōgritēr
ye 2nd person pluralzōgrivōrzōgrivarzōgrivēr
they 3rd person pluralzōgrilōrzōgrilarzōgrilēr
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences

the subject acts active voice

Who personhappening now presenthappened aorist
I 1st person singularzōgramoiōzōgramoia
you 2nd person singularzōgrasoiōzōgrasoia
he/she/it 3rd person singularzōgratoiōzōgratoia
we 1st person pluralzōgranoiōzōgranoia
ye 2nd person pluralzōgravoiōzōgravoia
they 3rd person pluralzōgraloiōzōgraloia

acted on passive voice

Who personhappening now presenthappened aorist
I 1st person singularzōgrimoiōzōgrimoia
you 2nd person singularzōgrisoiōzōgrisoia
he/she/it 3rd person singularzōgritoiōzōgritoia
we 1st person pluralzōgrinoiōzōgrinoia
ye 2nd person pluralzōgrivoiōzōgrivoia
they 3rd person pluralzōgriloiōzōgriloia
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
Who is acting voicehappening now presentwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfect
the subject acts active voicezōgrarōzōgrarizōgrarazōgrarē
acted on passive voicezōgrirōzōgririzōgrirazōgrirē
Used as an adjective — participle, 2 occurrences
Who is acting voicehappening now presentwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfect
the subject acts active voicezōgrarōtosζωγρῶνzōgraritoszōgraratoszōgrarētos
acted on passive voicezōgrirōtoszōgriritoszōgriratoszōgrirētos

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

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 masculine

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 masculine

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.