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Koine Greek wordlink #50134

SR GNT Luke 11:54 θηρεῦσαι (thaʸreusai) ‘lying_in_wait him to catch something out_of the’ Strongs=23400 Lemma=thēreuō^*
Word role=verb mood=infinitive tense=aorist voice=active
Year=33 AD

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Only use of identical word form θηρεῦσαι (V-NAA····) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘θηρεῦσαι’ (V-NAA····) is always and only glossed as ‘to catch’.

^*Note: This is also the only occurrence of the word root (lemma) ‘thēreuō’ in the Greek originals.

Greek words (5) other than θηρεῦσαι (V-NAA····) with a gloss related to ‘catch’

MARK 12:13 ἀγρεύσωσιν (agreusōsin) V-SAA3··P Lemma=agreuō ‘supporters_of_Haʸrōdaʸs in_order_that him they may catch in a statement’ SR GNT Mark 12:13 word 14

OET-LV: 13 And they _are _sending _out some of _the Farisaios_party and of _the supporters _of _Haʸrōdaʸs to him, in _order _that they _may _catch him in_a_statement. (MRK_12:13)

OET-RV: 13 Then the religious leaders sent some members of the Pharisee party and some of the political supporters of King Herod to try to catch Yeshua out. (MRK 12:13)

LUKE 5:4 ἄγραν (agran) N-AFS Lemma=agra ‘nets of you_all for a catch’ SR GNT Luke 5:4 word 22

OET-LV: 4 And when he _ceased speaking, he _said to the Simōn: Set _out into the depth and lower the nets of _you _all for a_catch. (LUK_5:4)

OET-RV: 4 Once he’d finished his speaking, he told Simon, “Go out to the deeper parts and lower your nets to catch some fish.” (LUK 5:4)

LUKE 5:9 ἄγρᾳ (agra) N-DFS Lemma=agra ‘him at the catch of the fishes which’ SR GNT Luke 5:9 word 14

OET-LV: 9 For/Because amazement seized him and all the ones with him, at the catch of _the fishes which they _captured, (LUK_5:9)

OET-RV: 9 Peter and all those with him were stunned at the size of the catch, (LUK 5:9)

LUKE 20:20 ἐπιλάβωνται (epilabōntai) V-SAM3··P Lemma=epilambanō ‘righteous to_be in_order_that they may catch of him a statement so_that’ SR GNT Luke 20:20 word 14

OET-LV: 20 And having _watched _closely, they _sent _out spies pretending themselves to _be righteous, in _order _that they _may _catch of _him a_statement, so _that to _give_ him _over to _the rule and the authority of _the governor. (LUK_20:20)

OET-RV: 20 So after watching Yeshua closely, they sent agents who pretended to be genuine inquirers so that they could catch him out on some careless statement, and then they could hand him over to the rule and authority of the Roman governor. (LUK 20:20)

LUKE 20:26 ἐπιλαβέσθαι (epilabesthai) V-NAM···· Lemma=epilambanō ‘and not they were_able to catch of the one in a message before’ SR GNT Luke 20:26 word 5

OET-LV: 26 And they _were_ not _able to _catch of _the one in_a_message before the people, and having _marvelled at the answer of _him, they _kept _silent. (LUK_20:26)

OET-RV: 26 So they weren’t able to catch him out by making a treasonable statement in front of the people—in fact they were stunned by his answer and didn’t ask anything else. (LUK 20:26)

Key: N=noun V=verb AFS=accusative,feminine,singular DFS=dative,feminine,singular