Quick Definition
αἰχμαλωτεύω v. I take captive
Strong's Definition
from 164; to capture (like 163)
KJV Usage: lead captive
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
verb | αἰχμή + ἅλωσις
55.24 · Military Activities · Prisoners of War
to make captive, to take captive, to capture someone in war to cause someone to become a prisoner of war In EPH 4:8 αἰχμαλωσία ‘captivity’ (55.23) is added redundantly to αἰχμαλωτεύω due to Semitic usage. The combination of words simply means ‘to take many captives.’
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
αἰχμαλωτεύω; 1 aor. ἠχμαλώτευσα; a later word (ef. Lob. ad Phryn. p. 442; [W. 92 (88)]); to make captive, take captive: 2 Tim. iii. 6 Rec.; freq. in the Sept. and O. T. Apoer. ; to lead captive: Eph. iv. 8 (Ezek. xii. 3; [1 Esdr. vi. 15]).
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
αἰχμαλωτεύω aichmalōteuō 1x
to lead captive; met. to captivate, Eph. 4:8*
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
† αἰχμαλωτεύω
(< αἰχμάλωτος), [in LXX chiefly for שׁבה;] = αἰχμαλωτίζω, q.v.,
to lead captive: Eph 4:8(LXX).†
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
αἰχμαλωτεύω (aichmalōteuō) — to take captive. αἰχμᾰλ-ωτεύω, = {αἰχμαλωτίζω}, [LXX+NT]; capture, πλοῦτον[Refs 3rd c.AD+]