Strong G64ἀγρεύω
to catch
- Transliteration
- agreuō
- Pronunciation
- ag-rew-'o
- Morphology
- Greek Verb
Definition
From G61; to hunt that is (figuratively) to entrap: - catch.
Detailed definition
ἀγρεύω (ἄγρα),
[in LXX: Job.10:16, Pro.5:22 6:25,26, Hos.5:2 (לקח ni., שׁחט, etc.)*;]
to catch or take by hunting or fishing; metaphorically, Mrk.12:13.†
(AS)
[in LXX: Job.10:16, Pro.5:22 6:25,26, Hos.5:2 (לקח ni., שׁחט, etc.)*;]
to catch or take by hunting or fishing; metaphorically, Mrk.12:13.†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G64 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- catch1
First verses
- Mark 12:13And they send unto him certain of the Pharisees and of the Herodians, to catch him in his words.
Occurrences by book
Related words
Word family
Detailed Greek dictionary
ἀγρ-εύω,
future εύσω [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (3rd c.BC: Callimachus Epicus “Hymnus in Dianam” 85)]: aorist ἤγρευσα[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Bacchae” 1204:)] — middle, see below:—passive, aorist ἠγρεύθην [Refs (“Anthologia Graeca”)], see below: (ἀγρεύς):—take by hunting or fishing, catch, ἰχθῦς[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.95, compare 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Cynegeticus” 12.6; ἄγραν ἠγρευκότες 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Bacchae” 434)]; of war, φιλεῖ.. ἄνδρας.. ἀγρεύειν νέους[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Fragmenta” 554:)] —also in middle, θύματ᾽ ἠγρεύσασθε ye caught or chose your victim, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Iphigenia Taurica” 1163)]; τί μοι ξίφος ἐκ χερὸς ἠγρεύσω; why didst thou snatch.. ? [Refs ([prev. author] “Andr.” 842)]:—passive, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Anabasis” 5.3.8, compare 3rd c.BC: Sphaerus Stoicus 1.142; ἀγρευθεὶς ἤγρευσε “Anthologia Graeca” 9.94 (6th-7th c.AD: Isidorus Hispalensis Grammaticus), 12.113 (1st c.BC: Meleager Epigrammaticus).)]
2 metaphorically, hunt after, thirst for, αἷμα[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Bacchae” 138)]; σὰν (i.e. Ἀρετᾶς) ἀ. δύναμιν[Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Fragmenta” 675.11; ὕπνον “Anthologia Graeca” 7.196 (1st c.BC: Meleager Epigrammaticus), compare 12.125 (1st c.BC: Meleager Epigrammaticus))]; but ἀγρεύειν τινὰ λόγῳ to catch by his words, [NT (NT.Mark.12.13.)]
future εύσω [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (3rd c.BC: Callimachus Epicus “Hymnus in Dianam” 85)]: aorist ἤγρευσα[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Bacchae” 1204:)] — middle, see below:—passive, aorist ἠγρεύθην [Refs (“Anthologia Graeca”)], see below: (ἀγρεύς):—take by hunting or fishing, catch, ἰχθῦς[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.95, compare 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Cynegeticus” 12.6; ἄγραν ἠγρευκότες 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Bacchae” 434)]; of war, φιλεῖ.. ἄνδρας.. ἀγρεύειν νέους[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Fragmenta” 554:)] —also in middle, θύματ᾽ ἠγρεύσασθε ye caught or chose your victim, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Iphigenia Taurica” 1163)]; τί μοι ξίφος ἐκ χερὸς ἠγρεύσω; why didst thou snatch.. ? [Refs ([prev. author] “Andr.” 842)]:—passive, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Anabasis” 5.3.8, compare 3rd c.BC: Sphaerus Stoicus 1.142; ἀγρευθεὶς ἤγρευσε “Anthologia Graeca” 9.94 (6th-7th c.AD: Isidorus Hispalensis Grammaticus), 12.113 (1st c.BC: Meleager Epigrammaticus).)]
2 metaphorically, hunt after, thirst for, αἷμα[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Bacchae” 138)]; σὰν (i.e. Ἀρετᾶς) ἀ. δύναμιν[Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Fragmenta” 675.11; ὕπνον “Anthologia Graeca” 7.196 (1st c.BC: Meleager Epigrammaticus), compare 12.125 (1st c.BC: Meleager Epigrammaticus))]; but ἀγρεύειν τινὰ λόγῳ to catch by his words, [NT (NT.Mark.12.13.)]