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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 2221. ζωγρέω (zógreó) -- To capture alive, to catch, to take alive</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/2221.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/matthew/1-1.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/2221.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 2221</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/2220.htm" title="2220">◄</a> 2221. zógreó <a href="../greek/2222.htm" title="2222">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">zógreó: To capture alive, to catch, to take alive</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">ζωγρέω</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Verb<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>zógreó<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>dzō-gray'-o<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(dzogue-reh'-o)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>To capture alive, to catch, to take alive<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>I capture alive, capture for life, enthrall.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>From the combination of two Greek words: "ζωός" (zōos), meaning "alive" or "living," and "ἀγρεύω" (agreúō), meaning "to catch" or "to capture."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "zógreó," the concept of capturing or taking alive can be seen in Hebrew words like "לָכַד" (lakad), which means to capture or seize.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The verb "zógreó" is used in the New Testament to describe the act of capturing or taking something alive. It conveys the idea of not just capturing for destruction, but for preservation and continued life. This term is often used metaphorically in the context of evangelism, where individuals are "caught" or "captured" for the kingdom of God, implying a transformation from spiritual death to life.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the ancient world, the concept of capturing something alive was significant in both military and hunting contexts. Capturing an enemy alive could mean gaining valuable intelligence or securing a ransom. In fishing, which is the context in which Jesus uses the term, it implies a skillful and purposeful act. The metaphor of fishing for people, as used by Jesus, would have resonated with His disciples, many of whom were fishermen by trade, and it underscored the mission of bringing people into the kingdom of God.<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>2221</b> <i>zōgréō</i> (from <i>zōos</i>, "alive, living" and <a href="/greek/64.htm">64</a> <i>/agreúō</i>, "to capture") – properly, catch <i>alive</i> (Souter).</p><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/discovery.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from the same as <a href="/greek/2226.htm">zóon</a> and <a href="/greek/64.htm">agreuó</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>to catch alive<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>catching (1), held captive (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 2221: ζωγρέω</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">ζωγρέω</span></span>, <span class="greek2">ζώγρω</span>; perfect passive participle <span class="greek2">ἐζωγρημενος</span>; (<span class="greek2">ζοως</span> alive, and <span class="greek2">ἀγρέω</span> (poetic form of <span class="greek2">ἀγρεύω</span>, which see)); <p><span class="textheading">1.</span> <span class="accented">to take alive</span> (<span class="abbreviation">Homer</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Herodotus</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Thucydides</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Xenophon</span>, others; the <span class="manuref">Sept.</span>). <p><span class="textheading">2.</span> universally, <span class="accented">to take, catch, capture</span>: <span class="greek2">ἐζωγρημένοι</span> <span class="greek2">ὑπ'</span> <span class="greek2">αὐτοῦ</span> (i. e. <span class="greek2">τοῦ</span> <span class="greek2">διαβόλου</span>) <span class="greek2">εἰς</span> <span class="greek2">τό</span> <span class="greek2">ἐκείνου</span> <span class="greek2">θέλημα</span>, if they are held captive to do his will, <a href="/interlinear/2_timothy/2-26.htm">2 Timothy 2:26</a> (others make <span class="greek2">ἐζωγρημένοι</span> <span class="greek2">ὑπ'</span> <span class="greek2">αὐτοῦ</span> parenthetic and refer <span class="greek2">ἐκείνου</span> to God; see <span class="greek2"><span class="lexref">ἐκεῖνος</span></span>, 1 c.; cf. Ellicott, in the place cited); <span class="greek2">ἀνθρώπους</span> <span class="greek2">ἔσῃ</span> <span class="greek2">ζωγρῶν</span>, thou shalt catch men, i. e. by teaching thou shalt win their souls for the kingdom of God, <a href="/interlinear/luke/5-10.htm">Luke 5:10</a>.<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>take captive, catch. <p>From the same as <a href="/greek/2226.htm">zoon</a> and <a href="/greek/64.htm">agreuo</a>; to take alive (make a prisoner of war), i.e. (figuratively) to capture or ensnare -- take captive, catch. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/2226.htm">zoon</a> <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/64.htm">agreuo</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>εζωγρημενοι εζωγρημένοι ἐζωγρημένοι εζώγρησαν εζωγρήσατε εζώγρησε εζώγρησεν ζωγρήσαι ζωγρήσατε ζωγρήσετε ζωγρων ζωγρών ζωγρῶν ezogremenoi ezogreménoi ezōgrēmenoi ezōgrēménoi zogron zogrôn zōgrōn zōgrō̂n<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/luke/5-10.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Luke 5:10</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular">V-PPA-NMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/5.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἀνθρώπους ἔσῃ <b>ζωγρῶν</b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/luke/5.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> from now <span class="itali">on you will be catching</span> men.<br><a href="/kjvs/luke/5.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> henceforth thou shalt <span class="itali">catch</span> men.<br><a href="/interlinear/luke/5-10.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> men you will be <span class="itali">catching</span><p><b><a href="/text/2_timothy/2-26.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Timothy 2:26</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural">V-RPM/P-NMP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_timothy/2.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">διαβόλου παγίδος <b>ἐζωγρημένοι</b> ὑπ' αὐτοῦ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_timothy/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of the devil, <span class="itali">having been held captive</span> by him to do his will.<br><a href="/kjvs/2_timothy/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of the devil, <span class="itali">who are taken captive</span> by<br><a href="/interlinear/2_timothy/2-26.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> devil snare <span class="itali">having been taken</span> by him<p><b><a href="/greek/2221.htm">Strong's Greek 2221</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_2221.htm">2 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/ezo_gre_menoi_2221.htm">ἐζωγρημένοι — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/zo_gro_n_2221.htm">ζωγρῶν — 1 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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