Seize
Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words [1]
lit., "to take together" (sun, "with," lambano, "to take or lay hold of"), chiefly signifies "to seize as a prisoner;" in the following the RV substitutes the more suitable and forceful verb, "to seize," for AV, "to take:" Matthew 26:55; Mark 14:48; Luke 22:54; John 18:12; Acts 12:3; 23:27; 26:21; in Acts 1:16 , RV and AV, "took." See Catch , No. 8, Conceive, Help
is translated "seized" in the RV of Luke 8:29; Acts 6:12; 19:29; see Catch , No. 7.
Matthew 21:38
Webster's Dictionary [2]
(1): ( v. t.) To invade suddenly; to take sudden hold of; to come upon suddenly; as, a fever seizes a patient.
(2): ( v. t.) To take possession of by virtue of a warrant or other legal authority; as, the sheriff seized the debtor's goods.
(3): ( v. t.) To fasten; to fix.
(4): ( v. t.) To grap with the mind; to comprehend fully and distinctly; as, to seize an idea.
(5): ( v. t.) To bind or fasten together with a lashing of small stuff, as yarn or marline; as, to seize ropes.
(6): ( v. t.) To take possession of by force.
(7): ( v. t.) To fall or rush upon suddenly and lay hold of; to gripe or grasp suddenly; to reach and grasp.
King James Dictionary [3]
1. To fall or rush upon suddenly and lay hold on or to gripe or grasp suddenly. The tiger rushes from the thicket and seizes his prey. A dog seizes an animal by the throat. The hawk seizes a chicken with his claws. The officer seizes a theif. 2. To take possession by force, with or without right.
At last they seize The scepter, and regard not David's son. Milton.
3. To invade suddenly to take hold of to come upon suddenly as, a fever seizes a patient
And hope and doubt alternate seize her soul. Pope.
4. To take possession by virtue of a warrant or legal authority. The sherif seized the debtor's goods the whole estate was seized and cofiscated. We say, to arrest a person, to seize goods. 5. To fasten to fix. In seaman's language, to fasten two ropes or different parts oof one rope together with a cord.
