πιάζω
piázō
“to squeeze, i.e. seize (gently by the hand (press), or officially (arrest), or in hunting (capture))”
13 occurrencesNew TestamentUncommon Word
Definition
Strong’s Definition
to squeeze, i.e. seize (gently by the hand (press), or officially (arrest), or in hunting (capture))
Mounce Concise Greek-English Dictionary
to press; in NT to take or lay hold of, Acts 3:7; to take, catch fish, etc., Jn. 21:3, 10; Rev. 19:20; to take, seize, apprehend, arrest, Jn. 7:30, 32, 44
Translated in KJV as
apprehendcatchlay hand ontake
Etymology
probably another form of G971 (βιάζω);
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“The Pharisees heard that the people murmured such things concerning him; and the Pharisees and the chief priests sent officers to take him.”