STRONGS G64:
ἀγρεύω: 1 aorist
ἤγρευσα; (
ἄγρα);
to catch (properly, wild animals, fishes): figurative,
Mark 12:13 ἵνα αὐτὸν ἀγρεύσωσι λόγῳ in order to entrap him by some inconsiderate remark elicited from him in conversation, cf.
Luke 20:20. (In
Anthol. it often denotes
to ensnare in the toils of love, captivate; cf.
παγιδεύω,
Matthew 22:15;
σαγηνεύω, Lucian, Tim. 25.)
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