2001 Translation

Sounds Like: KAP-tah

Translations: taken, captured, seized, having been taken, having been captured, having been seized

From the root: CAPIO

Part of Speech: Adjective, Verb

Explanation: CAPTA is the feminine singular nominative or ablative, or neuter plural nominative or accusative form of the perfect passive participle of the verb CAPIO, meaning 'to take' or 'to capture'. As a participle, it describes something that has been taken or captured. It can function adjectivally, modifying a feminine noun, or as part of a perfect passive verb construction, indicating an action completed in the past upon the subject.

Inflection: Perfect Passive Participle, Feminine, Singular, Nominative or Ablative; or Neuter, Plural, Nominative or Accusative

Instances

Josephus' Against Apion

• Book One — 5:60
• Book Two — 5:60

From the same root

Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, CAPIO.

These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.

• CAPIENS — taking, seizing, capturing, receiving, understanding, one who takes, one who receives
• CAPIO — take, seize, capture, grasp, understand, receive, obtain, hold, contain, choose, adopt, undertake, begin, suffer, experience, reach, arrive at

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