G1405: δράσσομαι
drássomai · “to catch”
Definition
to grasp, i.e. (figuratively) entrap
KJV translates it as: take
Word origin: perhaps akin to the base of G1404 (δράκων) (through the idea of capturing);
Extended definition
δράσσομαι
[in LXX for נָשַׁק pi., Psa.2:12; elsewhere קָמַץ, as Lev.2:2 ;]
to grasp with the hand, to lay hold of: metaphorically, with accusative (M, Pr., 65), 1Co.3:19 (LXX).†
(AS)
[in LXX for נָשַׁק pi., Psa.2:12; elsewhere קָמַץ, as Lev.2:2 ;]
to grasp with the hand, to lay hold of: metaphorically, with accusative (M, Pr., 65), 1Co.3:19 (LXX).†
(AS)
Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon (1922) via STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0).
How G1405 is translated
- catching ×1
Bible verses with G1405 (drássomai)
Drássomai appears in 1 verse.
- 1 Corinthians 3:19
For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He taketh the wise in their own craftiness.