αἰχμαλωτίζω
aichmalōtizō
“to capture”
Definition
to make captive
from G164 (αἰχμάλωτος);
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Occurrences
αἰχμαλωτίζω appears 4 times in the New Testament.
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Key Passages
We tear down arguments and every presumption set up against the knowledge of God; and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.
They are the kind who worm their way into households and captivate vulnerable women who are weighed down with sins and led astray by various passions,
They will fall by the edge of the sword and be led captive into all the nations. And Jerusalem will be trodden down by the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.
But I see another law at work in my body, warring against the law of my mind and holding me captive to the law of sin that dwells within me.
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