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πιάζω

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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
πιάζω
Greek transliteration: 
piazō
Simplified transliteration: 
piazo
Principal Parts: 
-, ἐπίασα, -, -, ἐπιάσθην
Numbers
Strong's number: 
4084
GK Number: 
4389
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
12
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
v-2a(1)
Gloss: 
to seize, to grasp an object, usually with the hand; by extension: to arrest, capture, place in confinement
Definition: 
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

Greek-English Concordance for πιάζω

John 7:30 So they were anxious to (piasai | πιάσαι | aor act inf ) arrest (piasai | πιάσαι | aor act inf ) him, but no one laid a hand on him, because his hour had not yet come.
John 7:32 The Pharisees heard the crowd secretly discussing these things about Jesus, so the chief priests and Pharisees sent temple guards to arrest (piasōsin | πιάσωσιν | aor act subj 3 pl) him.
John 7:44 Some of them wanted to arrest (piasai | πιάσαι | aor act inf ) him, but no one laid a hand on him.
John 8:20 Jesus spoke these words near the treasury as he was teaching in the temple. No one seized (epiasen | ἐπίασεν | aor act ind 3 sg) him because his hour had not yet come.
John 10:39 So once again they tried to (piasai | πιάσαι | aor act inf ) arrest (piasai | πιάσαι | aor act inf ) him, but he escaped out of their grasp.
John 11:57 Now the chief priests and the Pharisees had given orders that if anyone knew where Jesus was he should let them know, so they might arrest (piasōsin | πιάσωσιν | aor act subj 3 pl) him.
John 21:3 Simon Peter said to them, “I am going fishing.” They said to him, “We will go with you.” So they went out and got into the boat, but that night they caught (epiasan | ἐπίασαν | aor act ind 3 pl) nothing.
John 21:10 Jesus said to them, “Bring some of the fish that you have just caught.” (epiasate | ἐπιάσατε | aor act ind 2 pl)
Acts 3:7 Then taking (piasas | πιάσας | aor act ptcp nom sg masc) him by the right hand, Peter raised him up, and immediately his feet and ankles were made strong;
Acts 12:4 When (piasas | πιάσας | aor act ptcp nom sg masc) he (piasas | πιάσας | aor act ptcp nom sg masc) had (piasas | πιάσας | aor act ptcp nom sg masc) seized (piasas | πιάσας | aor act ptcp nom sg masc) him, he put him in prison, handing him over to four squads of four soldiers each to guard him, wishing after the Passover to bring him out to the people.
2 Corinthians 11:32 At Damascus the ethnarch under king Aretas was guarding the city of Damascus in order to arrest (piasai | πιάσαι | aor act inf ) me,
Revelation 19:20 And the beast was captured (epiasthē | ἐπιάσθη | aor pass ind 3 sg), and with him the false prophet, who in his presence performed signs by which he deceived those who had received the mark of the beast and those who worshiped his image. These two were thrown alive into the lake of fire burning with sulfur.