Drassomai means “take” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.
Same number, other testament: Strong's H1405 — gibbethon in the Hebrew Bible.
Strong's G1405 δράσσομαι (drassomai) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. drassomai (dras'-som-ai) v. 1. to grasp 2. (figuratively) entrap It has 9 linked Bible usages across 7 books. Visible English usage signals include priest, lord, handful, memorial, and altar. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.
drassomai (dras'-som-ai) v. 1. to grasp 2. (figuratively) entrap [perhaps akin to the base of G1404 (through the idea of capturing)] KJV: take See also: G1404
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to catch
Usage: δράσσομαι [in LXX for נָשַׁק pi., Psa.2:12; elsewhere קָמַץ, as Lev.2:2 ;] to grasp with the hand, to lay hold of: metaphorically, with accusative (M, Pr., 65), 1Co.3:19 (LXX).† (AS)
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Strong's G1405 (δράσσομαι) appears 8 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.
Sample Septuagint occurrences:
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1 indexed usage in New Testament.
For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He taketh the wise in their own craftiness.
4 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.
And he shall bring it to the priests the sons of Aaron: and having taken from it a handful of the fine flour with the oil, and all its frankincense, then the priest shall put the memorial of it on the altar: it is a sacrifice, an odor of sweet savor to the Lord.
And he shall bring it to the priest; and the priest having taken a handful of it, shall lay the memorial of it on the altar of whole burnt offerings to the Lord; it is a sin offering.
And the priest shall take a handful of the sacrifice as a memorial of it, and shall offer it up upon the altar; and afterward he shall cause the woman to drink the water.
4 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.
and approached to his bed, and took hold of the hair of his head, and said, Strengthen me, O Lord God of Israel, this day.
They then seeing the attempt of Lysimachus, some of them caught stones, some clubs, others taking handfuls of dust, that was next at hand, cast them all together upon Lysimachus, and those that set upon them.
An evil wife is a yoke shaken to and fro: He that hath hold of her is as though he held a scorpion.
First 9 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G1405.
And he shall bring it to the priests the sons of Aaron: and having taken from it a handful of the fine flour with the oil, and all its frankincense, then the priest shall put the memorial of it on the altar: it is a sacrifice, an odor of sweet savor to the Lord.
And he shall bring it to the priest; and the priest having taken a handful of it, shall lay the memorial of it on the altar of whole burnt offerings to the Lord; it is a sin offering.
And the priest shall take a handful of the sacrifice as a memorial of it, and shall offer it up upon the altar; and afterward he shall cause the woman to drink the water.
Accept correction, lest at any time the Lord be angry, And ye should perish from the righteous way: Whensoever his wrath shall be suddenly kindled, Blessed are all they that trust in him.
For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He taketh the wise in their own craftiness.
and approached to his bed, and took hold of the hair of his head, and said, Strengthen me, O Lord God of Israel, this day.
They then seeing the attempt of Lysimachus, some of them caught stones, some clubs, others taking handfuls of dust, that was next at hand, cast them all together upon Lysimachus, and those that set upon them.
An evil wife is a yoke shaken to and fro: He that hath hold of her is as though he held a scorpion.
Watching care will not let a man slumber, As a sore disease breaketh sleep.
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Drassomai (Strong's G1405) is a Greek word most simply glossed "take". drassomai (dras'-som-ai) v. 1. to grasp 2. (figuratively) entrap
This page currently indexes 9 linked usages for Strong's G1405 across 7 books.
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G1405 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as priest, lord, handful, memorial, altar, and upon. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.
Yes. The current local index includes 4 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament and 4 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha for Strong's G1405, with linked reader references where each row is available.