ἘΝΕΧΥΡΙΑΖΕΙΝ, ἐνεχυριαζειν
ENECHYRIAZEIN, enechyriazein
Sounds Like: en-ekh-yoo-ree-AH-zain
Translations: to take a pledge, to exact a pledge, to distrain, to seize as security
From the root: ΕΝΕΧΥΡΙΑΖΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This verb means to take something as a pledge or security for a debt, or to seize property as a form of distraint. It describes the act of holding an item as collateral until a debt is repaid or an obligation is met. It can also imply the act of exacting a pledge from someone.
Inflection: Present, Active, Infinitive
Strong’s number: G1780 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 4 — 8:268
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΕΝΕΧΥΡΙΑΖΩ.
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- ΕΝΕΧΥΡΙΑΖΩ — to take a pledge, to take security, to seize as a pledge
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