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Lexicon :: Strong's G2221 - zōgreō

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ζωγρέω
Transliteration
zōgreō (Key)
Pronunciation
dzogue-reh'-o
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
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Strong’s Definitions

ζωγρέω zōgréō, dzogue-reh'-o; from the same as G2226 and G64; to take alive (make a prisoner of war), i.e. (figuratively) to capture or ensnare:—take captive, catch.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x

The KJV translates Strong's G2221 in the following manner: catch (1x), take captive (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x
The KJV translates Strong's G2221 in the following manner: catch (1x), take captive (1x).

  1. to take alive

  2. to take, catch, capture

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ζωγρέω zōgréō, dzogue-reh'-o; from the same as G2226 and G64; to take alive (make a prisoner of war), i.e. (figuratively) to capture or ensnare:—take captive, catch.
STRONGS G2221:
ζωγρέω, -ῶ; perfect passive participle ἐζωγρημένος; (ζωός alive, and ἀγρέω [poetic form of ἀγρεύω, which see]);
1. to take alive (Homer, Herodotus, Thucydides, Xenophon, others; Sept.).
2. universally, to take, catch, capture: ἐζωγρημένοι ὑπ’ αὐτοῦ (i. e. τοῦ διαβόλου) εἰς τὸ ἐκείνου θέλημα, if they are held captive to do his will, 2 Timothy 2:26 [others make ἐζ. ὑπ’ αὐτ. parenthetic and refer ἐκείνου to God; see ἐκεῖνος, 1 c.; cf. Ellicott, in the place cited]; ἀνθρώπους ἔσῃ ζωγρῶν, thou shalt catch men, i. e. by teaching thou shalt win their souls for the kingdom of God, Luke 5:10.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Luke
5:10
2 Timothy
2:26

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Strong's Number G2221 matches the Greek ζωγρέω (zōgreō),
which occurs 8 times in 8 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 31:15 - “Why have you let all the women live?” he demanded.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 31:18 - Only the young girls who are virgins may live; you may keep them for yourselves.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 20:16

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 20:16 - In those towns that the LORD your God is giving you as a special possession, destroy every living thing.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 2:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 2:13 - when Jericho is conquered, you will let me live, along with my father and mother, my brothers and sisters, and all their families.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 6:25

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 6:25 - So Joshua spared Rahab the prostitute and her relatives who were with her in the house, because she had hidden the spies Joshua sent to Jericho. And she lives among the Israelites to this day.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 9:20 - This is what we must do. We must let them live, for divine anger would come upon us if we broke our oath.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 8:2

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 8:2 - David also conquered the land of Moab. He made the people lie down on the ground in a row, and he measured them off in groups with a length of rope. He measured off two groups to be executed for every one group to be spared. The Moabites who were spared became David’s subjects and paid him tribute money.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 25:12

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 25:12 - They captured another 10,000 and took them to the top of a cliff and threw them off, dashing them to pieces on the rocks below.
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