Greek word · G164

αἰχμάλωτος

aichmalōtos

captive

Appears once in the Greek New Testament.

What it means

αἰχμάλωτος, -ον

(αἰχμή, a spear, ἁλίσκομαι, to be taken), [in LXX chiefly for שָׁבָה, גּוֹלָה ;]

captive: Luke 4:18 (LXX).†

(AS)

From G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), via STEPBible.org (CC BY 4.0).

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Where it appears

Luke · 1

  1. Luke 4:18 αἰχμαλώτοις to [the] captives

    “The Spirit of the Lord is on Me, because He has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to release the oppressed,

    Here: Literally 'spear-taken': people captured in war. In Isaiah these are Israel's exiles. Luke goes on to show captivity to sickness, Satan and sin as well (13:16).

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