New Testament manuscripts of 1 Thessalonians 4:17. In many modern English translations of the Bible , harpazo is translated; "caught up", or "taken away". The Greek word αρπάζω (pronounced \har-pad'-zo\) means "to snatched". [caught up=HARPAZO=Rapture] 1 Thess 1:10 And to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the