Verb synarpazō (to seize, to drag) in the Gospels-Acts

(Translation from NRSVwith a few modifications for a more literal meaning)


Luke

8: 29for Jesus had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. (For many times it had seized (synarpazō) him; he was kept under guard and bound with chains and shackles, but he would break the bonds and be driven by the demon into the wilds.)

Acts

6: 12They stirred up the people as well as the elders and the scribes; then they suddenly confronted him, seized (synarpazō) him, and brought him before the council.
19: 29The city was filled with the confusion; and people rushed together to the theater, dragging (synarpazō) with them Gaius and Aristarchus, Macedonians who were Paul's travel companions.
27: 15Since the ship was dragged (synarpazō) and could not be turned head-on into the wind, we gave way to it and were driven.