259. halósis
Strong's Lexicon
halósis: Capture, Seizure

Original Word: ἅλωσις
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Transliteration: halósis
Pronunciation: hah-LOH-sis
Phonetic Spelling: (hal'-o-sis)
Definition: Capture, Seizure
Meaning: capture, capturing.

Word Origin: Derived from the Greek verb αἱρέω (haireō), meaning "to take" or "to capture."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Hebrew equivalent often associated with the concept of capture is לָכַד (lakad), Strong's Hebrew 3920, which means "to capture" or "to seize."

Usage: The term "halósis" refers to the act of capturing or seizing, often used in the context of military conquest or the taking of a city. It conveys the idea of something being overtaken or subdued.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the ancient world, the capture of cities and territories was a common occurrence due to frequent wars and conflicts. The term "halósis" would have been understood in the context of military campaigns and the expansion of empires. The concept of capture was not only physical but could also imply spiritual or moral conquest.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from haliskomai (to be taken, conquered)
Definition
a taking, capture
NASB Translation
captured (1).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 259: ἅλωσις

ἅλωσις, (εως, (ἁλόω, ἁλίσκομαι, to be caught), a catching, capture: 2 Peter 2:12 εἰς ἅλωσιν to be taken, (some would here take the word actively: to take). (From Pindar and Herodotus down.)

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
capture, be taken.

From a collateral form of haireomai; capture, be taken.

see GREEK haireomai

Forms and Transliterations
αλώσεως αλωσιν άλωσιν ἅλωσιν alosin alōsin halosin halōsin hálosin hálōsin
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Englishman's Concordance
2 Peter 2:12 N-AFS
GRK: φυσικὰ εἰς ἅλωσιν καὶ φθοράν
NAS: as creatures of instinct to be captured and killed,
KJV: made to be taken and destroyed,
INT: natural for capture and destruction

Strong's Greek 259
1 Occurrence


ἅλωσιν — 1 Occ.















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