What does πιάζω · οὐδείς mean in the Bible?
πιάζω · οὐδείς is a Greek phrase meaning "caught nothing".
Greek · G4084, G3762
ἐπίασαν οὐδέν
To arrest/catch · none
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πιάζω G4084 to arrest/catch
Pronunciation piázō
Seizing or arresting someone physically, often with hostile intent or authority to detain.
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οὐδείς G3762 none
Pronunciation oudeís
Absolute negation of existence or possession; contrasts with μηδείς by asserting objective fact rather than subjective possibility.
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What does ἐπίασαν οὐδέν (epiasan ouden) mean in the Bible?
πιάζω · οὐδείς is a Greek phrase meaning "caught nothing".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G4084, G3762?
G4084, G3762 is connected to 12 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. caught nothing
Source Gloss
caught nothing
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 groups 4 Aligned forms 12 Tenses Aorist Voices Active, Passive
Tenses
Voices
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 4×
Aorist Active John 7:30 · John 7:44 · John 10:39 · 2 Cor 11:32 4×
Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 2×
Aorist Active John 7:32 · John 11:57 2×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 2×
Aorist Active Acts 3:7 · Acts 12:4 2×
Indicative states a fact or reality 4×
Aorist Active John 8:20 · John 21:3 · John 21:10 3×
Aorist Passive Rev 19:20 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 12 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 12
Voice
active 11 passive 1
Mood
infinitive 4 indicative 4 participle 2 subjunctive 2
NT Occurrences
John 7:30 πιάσαι aorist active infinitive infinitive John 7:32 πιάσωσιν aorist active subjunctive subjunctive John 7:44 πιάσαι aorist active infinitive infinitive John 8:20 ἐπίασεν aorist active indicative completed John 10:39 πιάσαι aorist active infinitive infinitive John 11:57 πιάσωσιν aorist active subjunctive subjunctive John 21:10 ἐπιάσατε aorist active indicative completed John 21:3 ἐπίασαν aorist active indicative completed Acts 3:7 πιάσας aorist active participle participle Acts 12:4 πιάσας aorist active participle participle 2 Corinthians 11:32 πιάσαι aorist active infinitive infinitive Revelation 19:20 ἐπιάσθη aorist passive indicative completed
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
ἐπίασαν οὐδέν is built from this root:
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
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain