Quick Definition
συναρπάζω v. I seize, drag by force
Strong's Definition
from 4862 and 726; to snatch together, i.e. seize
KJV Usage: catch
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
verb | aor. συνήρπασα · plpf. συνηρπάκειν | ἁρπάζω
18.5 · Attachment · Grasp, Hold
to seize, to take off with to seize or snatch by force and to take away with In a number of languages, one must distinguish carefully between seizure by an animate being and seizure by a force such as the wind.
15.6 · Linear Movement · Move, Come/Go
to force off course, to cause to go off course to cause something to be moved off course
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
συν-αρπάζω: 1 aor. συνήρπασα; plupf. συνηρπάκειν ; 1 aor. pass. συνηρπάσθην; to seize by force: τινά, Acts vi. 12; xix. 29; to catch or lay hold of (one, so that he is no longer his own master), Lk. viii. 29; to seize by force and carry away, Acts xxvii. 15. (Tragg., Arstph., Xen., al.)
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
συναρπάζω synarpazō 4x
pluperf., συνηρπάκειν, to snatch up, clutch; to seize and carry off suddenly, Acts 6:12; to seize with force and violence, Lk. 8:29; Acts 19:29; pass. of a ship, to be caught and swept on by the wind, Acts 27:15*
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
συν-αρπάζω
[in LXX: Pr 6:25 (לקח), II Mac 3:27 4:41, IV Mac 5:4 * ;]
"perfective " of ἁοπάζω (v. M, Pr., 113),
to seize and carry away (so most commonly) : Ac 27:15;
to seize and hold: Lk 8:29, Ac 6:12 19:29.†
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
συναρπάζω, as a perfective of ἁρπάζω, denotes “" seize and keep a firm hold of ” in Lk 839 (see Proleg. p. 113): cf. PSI IV. 3532 (B.C. 254-3) συναρπά[ζε]. τὸν φυλακίτην, and P Masp III. 67295° (Byz.) συναρπάζειν τὰ ἰάσιμα τῶν ἀδεκ]άστων. For the meaning ‘‘seize and carry away,” as in Ac 2γ15, see P Ryl Il. 1198 (A.D. 54-67) κατὰ πᾶν οὖν συνηρπασμένοι ὑπὸ τούτου, “‘ we have therefore been robbed on every side by this man” (Edd.). The subst. συναρπαγή is found in a deed of sale Archiv iii. p. 41818 (vi/a.p.) δίχα π]αντὸς δόλου kal φόβου kal Blas... καὶ περιγραφῆς πάσης καὶ συναρ[παγῆς : cf. P Lond 777 (ν1 4.1.) (=I. p. 232).
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
συναρπάζω (sunarpazō) — to seize. συναρπάζω, future -άσω[Refs 5th c.BC+], -άσομαι [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—snatch and carry away with one, carry clean away, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὁ κρατῶν ἅμα πάντα σ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; seize and retain, οὐ δύνανται συναρπάζειν αἱ μῆτραι τὸν γόνον [Refs 5th c.BC+]“Aër.” 21: metaphorically, carry away with one (by persuasive arguments), ξυναρπάσας στρατόν [Refs 5th c.BC+]; οὐδένα ὑμῶν συναρπάζω I am not 'rushing' you, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; σ. ἑαυτὸν εἰς τὸ ἄνω, of mystical union with the One, [Refs 3rd c.AD+]:—passive, to be seized and carried off, βία ξυναρπασθεῖσαν [Refs 5th c.BC+]
2. ξ. Χεῖρας seize and pin them together, [Refs 5th c.BC+] —middle, ξ. τινὰ μέσον, of a wrestler, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
3. metaphorically, ξ. φρενί seize with the mind, grasp, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; σ. τὸ ζητούμενον, in arguing, to be guilty of a petitio principii, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; so συνήρπασται εἰς κτητικὴν σύνταξιν is hastily concluded to have a possessive force, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
4. carry away, destroy all traces of, τι [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
5. passive, of persons, συνηρπασμένοι having been robbed, [Refs 1st c.AD+]