What does συναρπάζω (synarpázō) mean in the Bible?
συναρπάζω (synarpázō) is a Greek word meaning "to seize".
Greek · G4884
συναρπάζω
To seize
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συναρπάζω G4884
Pronunciation synarpázō
What does συναρπάζω (synarpázō) mean in the Bible?
συναρπάζω (synarpázō) is a Greek word meaning "to seize".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G4884?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include dragging with [them] (1), it had seized (1), They seized (1), was caught up (1).
Where does συναρπάζω (synarpázō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 8:29. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (3), Luke (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It dragging with [them] 1× Acts 19:29
it had seized 1× Luke 8:29
They seized 1× Acts 6:12
was caught up 1× Acts 27:15
Show sample aligned rows
Luke 8:29 συνηρπάκει to it had seized Verb - Pluperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Acts 6:12 συνήρπασαν to They seized Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Acts 19:29 συναρπάσαντες to dragging with [them] Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural Acts 27:15 συναρπασθέντος to was caught up Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Genitive Neuter Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Luke 8:29
Aligned rows 4
Books represented 2
Luke 1 Acts 3
Source forms
συναρπάσαντες 1x synarpasantes Acts 19:29
συναρπασθέντος 1x synarpasthentos Acts 27:15
συνηρπάκει 1x synērpakei Luke 8:29
συνήρπασαν 1x synērpasan Acts 6:12
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural 1x Acts 6:12
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural 1x Acts 19:29
Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Genitive Neuter Singular 1x Acts 27:15
Verb - Pluperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular 1x Luke 8:29
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to seize
Strong's G4884
Lexical occurrences 4 verses Greek text appearances 4 times Word forms 2 forms 4 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
to seize
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
4 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Luke 8:29 Verb Third Person Singular Pluperfect Active Indicative
συνηρπάκει sunhrpakei
I seize, drag by force
Read verse Acts 6:12 Verb Third Person Plural Aorist Active Indicative
συνήρπασαν sunhrpasan
I seize, drag by force
Read verse Acts 19:29 Verb Aorist Active Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
συναρπάσαντες sunarpasantev
I seize, drag by force
Read verse Acts 27:15 Verb Aorist Passive Participle Genitive Singular Neuter
συναρπασθέντος sunarpasqentov
I seize, drag by force
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
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 2 Aligned forms 4 Tenses Pluperfect, Aorist Voices Active, Passive
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Indicative states a fact or reality 2×
Pluperfect Active Luke 8:29 1×
Aorist Active Acts 6:12 1×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 2×
Aorist Active Acts 19:29 1×
Aorist Passive Acts 27:15 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 4 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 3 pluperfect 1
Voice
active 3 passive 1
Mood
indicative 2 participle 2
NT Occurrences
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
συναρπάζω is built from these roots:
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