What does ζωγρέω · ἄνθρωπος mean in the Bible?
ζωγρέω · ἄνθρωπος is a Greek phrase meaning "catching people alive".
Greek · G2221, G444
ἀνθρώπους ἔσῃ ζωγρῶν
To capture alive · a human
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ζωγρέωG2221to capture alive
Pronunciationzōgréō
To capture alive for a purpose, often metaphorically of spiritual capture or entrapment
Open lexicon entry →ἄνθρωποςG444a human
Pronunciationánthrōpos
Open lexicon entry →What does ἀνθρώπους ἔσῃ ζωγρῶν (anthrōpous esē zōgrōn) mean in the Bible?
ζωγρέω · ἄνθρωπος is a Greek phrase meaning "catching people alive".
Full entry for ἀνθρώπους ἔσῃ ζωγρῶν (G2221, G444) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G2221, G444?
G2221, G444 is connected to 2 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. catching people alive
Source Gloss
catching people alive
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups1Aligned forms2TensesPresent, PerfectVoicesActive, Passive
Tenses
Voices
Participleverbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality2×
Present ActiveLuke 5:101×
Perfect Passive2 Tim 2:261×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 1 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
perfect1
Voice
passive1
Mood
participle1
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)
Word Origins
ἀνθρώπους ἔσῃ ζωγρῶν is built from these roots: