Word Study · Strong's G163 · Greek

αἰχμαλωτίζω

aichmalotizo

aheekh-mal-o-tid'-zo

Strong's 1890 spelling: aichmalōtízō

“to make captive”

Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain

to make captive

Rendered in the KJV as

lead away captive, bring into captivity.

4
occurrencesin the New Testament
4 of 27
New Testament bookswhere the word stands
3
inflected formsdistinct spellings

Across 4 occurrences

The word itself

Inflected forms · 3

αἰχμαλωτίζοντες2
αἰχμαλωτίζοντά1
αἰχμαλωτισθήσονται1

How it is rendered · 4

being captured1
making captive1
taking captive1
will be led captive1

The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.

How it parses · 3

verb · present active, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine plural2
verb · future passive, statement · 3rd person plural1
verb · present active, participle (“the one who…”) · accusative (object) · masculine singular1

Show the grammar codes as tagged

V-PAP-NPM · 2
V-FPI-3P · 1
V-PAP-ASM · 1

All 4, in canonical order

The ledger of occurrences

Where this word lives

Luke1 of 4 · 25%
Romans1 of 4 · 25%
2 Corinthians1 of 4 · 25%
2 Timothy1 of 4 · 25%

Luke carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.

Luke1 occurrence

Luke 21:24αἰχμαλωτισθήσονταιaichmalōtisthēsontaiverb · future passive, statement · 3rd person pluralThey will fall by the edge of the sword and be led captive into all the nations. And Jerusalem will be trodden down by the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.here: will be led captive

Romans1 occurrence

Romans 7:23αἰχμαλωτίζοντάaichmalōtizontaverb · present active, participle (“the one who…”) · accusative (object) · masculine singularBut I see another law at work in my body, warring against the law of my mind and holding me captive to the law of sin that dwells within me.here: making captive

2 Corinthians1 occurrence

2 Corinthians 10:5αἰχμαλωτίζοντεςaichmalōtizontesverb · present active, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine pluralWe tear down arguments and every presumption set up against the knowledge of God; and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.here: taking captive

2 Timothy1 occurrence

2 Timothy 3:6αἰχμαλωτίζοντεςaichmalōtizontesverb · present active, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine pluralThey are the kind who worm their way into households and captivate vulnerable women who are weighed down with sins and led astray by various passions,here: being captured

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