συνήρπασαν
synarpázō
seized
To seize or snatch forcibly in association with others; to carry away jointly, especially with suddenness or violence. The primary lexical meaning involves a forcible action of taking or dragging someone or something away, typically in concert with others. In some contexts, can suggest to sweep away collectively or to take by force together with others.
Acts 6:12 · Word #13
Lexicon G4884
| Lemma | συναρπάζω |
| Transliteration | synarpázō |
| Strong's | G4884 |
| Definition | To seize or snatch forcibly in association with others; to carry away jointly, especially with suddenness or violence. The primary lexical meaning involves a forcible action of taking or dragging someone or something away, typically in concert with others. In some contexts, can suggest to sweep away collectively or to take by force together with others. |
Morphology V AOR ACT IND 3P PL
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state of being |
| Tense | AOR — Aorist — Simple occurrence, often past |
| Voice | ACT — Active — The subject performs the action |
| Mood | IND — Indicative — States a fact or reality |
| Person | 3P — 3rd person — The one spoken about ("he/she/it/they") |
| Number | PL — Plural — More than one |
Common Translation
| Phrase | seized |
| Literal | they-seized-together |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | συναρπάζω |
| Strong's | G4884 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G4884-04
they were seizing together
| Morphological Notes | Verb; imperfect tense, active voice, indicative mood, third person plural (Gr,V,IAA3,,P,) — ongoing past action performed by multiple agents. |
| Rendering Rationale | The imperfect active indicative, third person plural, denotes an ongoing past action performed by a group. "They were seizing together" preserves both the collective force of σύν- and the violent snatching sense of ἁρπάζω. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
they seized together
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | P1 'they were seizing together' is not grammatically correct here; the proper rendering for the aorist active is 'they seized together.' |