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Lexicon :: Strong's G162 - aichmalōteuō

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αἰχμαλωτεύω
Transliteration
aichmalōteuō (Key)
Pronunciation
aheekh-mal-o-tew'-o
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 1:195,31

Strong’s Definitions

αἰχμαλωτεύω aichmalōteúō, aheekh-mal-o-tew'-o; from G164; to capture (like G163):—lead captive.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x

The KJV translates Strong's G162 in the following manner: lead captive (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x
The KJV translates Strong's G162 in the following manner: lead captive (2x).

  1. to make captive, take captive, capture

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
αἰχμαλωτεύω aichmalōteúō, aheekh-mal-o-tew'-o; from G164; to capture (like G163):—lead captive.
STRONGS G162:
αἰχμαλωτεύω; 1 aorist ἠχμαλώτευσα; a later word (cf. Lob. ad Phryn., p. 442; [Winers Grammar, 92 (88)]); to make captive, take captive: 2 Timothy 3:6 Rec.; frequent in the Sept. and O. T. Apocrypha; to lead captive: Ephesians 4:8 (Ezekiel 12:3; [1 Esdr. 6:15]).
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Ezekiel
12:3
Ephesians
4:8
2 Timothy
3:6

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G162 matches the Greek αἰχμαλωτεύω (aichmalōteuō),
which occurs 34 times in 31 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 14:14

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 14:14 - When Abram heard that his nephew Lot had been captured, he mobilized the 318 trained men who had been born into his household. Then he pursued Kedorlaomer’s army until he caught up with them at Dan.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 34:29

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 34:29 - They looted all their wealth and plundered their houses. They also took all their little children and wives and led them away as captives.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 24:22

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 24:22 - But the Kenites will be destroyed
when Assyria[fn] takes you captive.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 30:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 30:2 - They had carried off the women and children and everyone else but without killing anyone.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 30:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 30:3 - When David and his men saw the ruins and realized what had happened to their families,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 30:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 30:5 - David’s two wives, Ahinoam from Jezreel and Abigail, the widow of Nabal from Carmel, were among those captured.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 8:50

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:50 - Forgive your people who have sinned against you. Forgive all the offenses they have committed against you. Make their captors merciful to them,

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 5:2

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 5:2 - At this time Aramean raiders had invaded the land of Israel, and among their captives was a young girl who had been given to Naaman’s wife as a maid.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 6:22

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 6:22 - “Of course not!” Elisha replied. “Do we kill prisoners of war? Give them food and drink and send them home again to their master.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 5:21

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 5:21 - The plunder taken from the Hagrites included 50,000 camels, 250,000 sheep and goats, 2,000 donkeys, and 100,000 captives.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 6:36

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 6:36 - “If they sin against you—and who has never sinned?—you might become angry with them and let their enemies conquer them and take them captive to a foreign land far away or near.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 6:38

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 6:38 - If they turn to you with their whole heart and soul in the land of their captivity and pray toward the land you gave to their ancestors—toward this city you have chosen, and toward this Temple I have built to honor your name—

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 28:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 28:5 - Because of all this, the LORD his God allowed the king of Aram to defeat Ahaz and to exile large numbers of his people to Damascus. The armies of the king of Israel also defeated Ahaz and inflicted many casualties on his army.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 28:11

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 28:11 - Listen to me and return these prisoners you have taken, for they are your own relatives. Watch out, because now the LORD’s fierce anger has been turned against you!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 2:6

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 2:6 - His family[fn] had been among those who, with King Jehoiachin[fn] of Judah, had been exiled from Jerusalem to Babylon by King Nebuchadnezzar.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 1:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 1:15 - when the Sabeans raided us. They stole all the animals and killed all the farmhands. I am the only one who escaped to tell you.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 1:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 1:17 - While he was still speaking, a third messenger arrived with this news: “Three bands of Chaldean raiders have stolen your camels and killed your servants. I am the only one who escaped to tell you.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 68:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 68:18 - When you ascended to the heights,
you led a crowd of captives.
You received gifts from the people,
even from those who rebelled against you.
Now the LORD God will live among us there.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 137:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 137:3 - For our captors demanded a song from us.
Our tormentors insisted on a joyful hymn:
“Sing us one of those songs of Jerusalem!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 14:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 14:2 - The nations of the world will help the LORD’s people to return, and those who come to live in their land will serve them. Those who captured Israel will themselves be captured, and Israel will rule over its enemies.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 49:24

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 49:24 - Who can snatch the plunder of war from the hands of a warrior?
Who can demand that a tyrant[fn] let his captives go?

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 49:25

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 49:25 - But the LORD says,
“The captives of warriors will be released,
and the plunder of tyrants will be retrieved.
For I will fight those who fight you,
and I will save your children.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 50:33

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:33 - This is what the LORD of Heaven’s Armies says:
“The people of Israel and Judah have been wronged.
Their captors hold them and refuse to let them go.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 6:9

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 6:9 - Then when they are exiled among the nations, they will remember me. They will recognize how hurt I am by their unfaithful hearts and lustful eyes that long for their idols. Then at last they will hate themselves for all their detestable sins.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 12:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 12:3 - “So now, son of man, pretend you are being sent into exile. Pack the few items an exile could carry, and leave your home to go somewhere else. Do this right in front of the people so they can see you. For perhaps they will pay attention to this, even though they are such rebels.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 39:23

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 39:23 - The nations will then know why Israel was sent away to exile—it was punishment for sin, for they were unfaithful to their God. Therefore, I turned away from them and let their enemies destroy them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 1:5

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 1:5 - I will break down the gates of Damascus
and slaughter the people in the valley of Aven.
I will destroy the ruler in Beth-eden,
and the people of Aram will go as captives to Kir,”
says the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 1:6

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 1:6 - This is what the LORD says:
“The people of Gaza have sinned again and again,
and I will not let them go unpunished!
They sent whole villages into exile,
selling them as slaves to Edom.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 5:5

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 5:5 - Don’t worship at the pagan altars at Bethel;
don’t go to the shrines at Gilgal or Beersheba.
For the people of Gilgal will be dragged off into exile,
and the people of Bethel will be reduced to nothing.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Oba 1:11

Unchecked Copy BoxOba 1:11 - When they were invaded,
you stood aloof, refusing to help them.
Foreign invaders carried off their wealth
and cast lots to divide up Jerusalem,
but you acted like one of Israel’s enemies.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mic 1:16

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 1:16 - Oh, people of Judah, shave your heads in sorrow,
for the children you love will be snatched away.
Make yourselves as bald as a vulture,
for your little ones will be exiled to distant lands.
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