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αἰχμαλωτίζω

To make captive

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αἰχμαλωτίζω G163
Pronunciation aichmalōtízō

What does αἰχμαλωτίζω (aichmalōtízō) mean in the Bible?

αἰχμαλωτίζω (aichmalōtízō) is a Greek word meaning "to make captive". αἰχμαλωτίζω (αἰχμάλωτος), [in LXX chiefly for שׁבה ;] in late writers = cl.

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Meaning

to make captive
Extended definition

Enslaves the mind or will to opposing power, whether literal captivity or spiritual/intellectual subjugation

(αἰχμάλωτος), [in LXX chiefly for שׁבה ;] in late writers = cl. αἰχμάλωτον ποιῶ (ἄγω), to take or lead captive: before εἰς, Luk.21:24 (cf. Tob.1:10); metaphorically, Rom.7:23, 2Co.10:5, 2Ti.3:6.

Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Grammatical Forms

How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.

Tenses
Present Future
Voices
Active Passive
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 3×
Present Active 2 Cor 10:5 · 2 Tim 3:6 · Rom 7:23 3×
Indicative states a fact or reality 1×
Future Passive Luke 21:24 1×
4 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 4 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect
prospective 1 participle 3
Tense
present 3 future 1
Voice
active 3 passive 1
Mood
participle 3 indicative 1
NT Occurrences
Luke 21:24 αἰχμαλωτισθήσονται future passive indicative prospective Romans 7:23 αἰχμαλωτίζοντά present active participle participle 2 Corinthians 10:5 αἰχμαλωτίζοντες present active participle participle 2 Timothy 3:6 αἰχμαλωτίζοντες present active participle participle

Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.

Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)

Biblical Occurrences

Each occurrence shows the passage reference, the original language term as it appears in that context, its transliteration, and the contextual sense.

Biblical Witnesses
Luke 21:24 captive aichmalōtízō Indicative · Future Passive
Jerusalem's inhabitants taken captive by foreign armies in literal warfare
Romans 7:23 captive aichmalōtízō Participle · Present Active
Metaphorical enslavement of the mind to the law of sin within human nature
2 Corinthians 10:5 captive aichmalōtízō Participle · Present Active
Taking every thought into captivity through obedience to Christ in spiritual warfare
2 Timothy 3:6 captivate aichmalōtízō Participle · Present Active
False teachers leading vulnerable women into spiritual captivity through deception
Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

Romans 7 — Released from the Law, Exposed by the Law, and Crying Out for Deliverance

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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