Piazō πιάζω

Piazō (Greek πιάζω, Strong's G4084) is a Greek verb meaning “to arrest/catch”. It occurs 12 times in 12 verses of the New Testament.

Definition

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

Verses

Every verse with Piazō, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

John

• John 7:30
  Then they sought to take him: but no man laid hands on him, because his hour was not yet come.So they tried to seize Him, but no one laid a hand on Him, because His hour had not yet come.
• John 7:32
  The Pharisees heard that the people murmured such things concerning him; and the Pharisees and the chief priests sent officers to take him.When the Pharisees heard the crowd whispering these things about Jesus, they and the chief priests sent officers to arrest Him.
• John 7:44
  And some of them would have taken him; but no man laid hands on him.Some of them wanted to seize Him, but no one laid a hand on Him.
• John 8:20
  These words spake Jesus in the treasury, as he taught in the temple: and no man laid hands on him; for his hour was not yet come.He spoke these words while teaching in the temple courts, near the treasury. Yet no one seized Him, because His hour had not yet come.
• John 10:39
  Therefore they sought again to take him: but he escaped out of their hand,At this, they tried again to seize Him, but He escaped their grasp.
• John 11:57
  Now both the chief priests and the Pharisees had given a commandment, that, if any man knew where he were, he should shew it, that they might take him.But the chief priests and Pharisees had given orders that anyone who knew where He was must report it, so that they could arrest Him.
• John 21:3
  Simon Peter saith unto them, I go a fishing. They say unto him, We also go with thee. They went forth, and entered into a ship immediately; and that night they caught nothing.Simon Peter told them, “I am going fishing.” “We will go with you,” they said. So they went out and got into the boat, but caught nothing that night.
• John 21:10
  Jesus saith unto them, Bring of the fish which ye have now caught.Jesus told them, “Bring some of the fish you have just caught.”

Acts

• Acts 3:7
  And he took him by the right hand, and lifted him up: and immediately his feet and ankle bones received strength.Taking him by the right hand, Peter helped him up, and at once the man’s feet and ankles were made strong.
• Acts 12:4
  And when he had apprehended him, he put him in prison, and delivered him to four quaternions of soldiers to keep him; intending after Easter to bring him forth to the people.He arrested him and put him in prison, handing him over to be guarded by four squads of four soldiers each. Herod intended to bring him out to the people after the Passover.

2 Corinthians

• 2 Corinthians 11:32
  In Damascus the governor under Aretas the king kept the city of the Damascenes with a garrison, desirous to apprehend me:In Damascus, the governor under King Aretas secured the city of the Damascenes in order to arrest me.

Revelation

• Revelation 19:20
  And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone.But the beast was captured along with the false prophet, who on its behalf had performed signs deceiving those who had the mark of the beast and worshiped its image. Both the beast and the false prophet were thrown alive into the fiery lake of burning sulfur.

Notes

1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).