ἑλκύωhelkýō
to drag (literally or figuratively)
Greek (New Testament) · G1670
Meanings
to draw: with acc rei, John 18:10, John 21:6; with acc person, followed by ἔξω, Acts 21:30; εἰς, Acts 16:19, James 2:6. Metaph., to draw, lead, impel: John 6:44, John 12:32.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 8 times in the Bible.
- John 6:44 For no one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws them to me, and at the last day I will raise them up.
- John 12:32 And when I am lifted up from the earth, I will draw everyone to myself.”
- John 18:10 Then Simon Peter drew a sword and slashed off the right ear of Malchus, the high priest’s slave.
- John 21:6 Then he said, “Throw out your net on the right-hand side of the boat, and you’ll get some!” So they did, and they couldn’t haul in the net because there were so many fish in it.
- John 21:11 So Simon Peter went aboard and dragged the net to the shore. There were 153 large fish, and yet the net hadn’t torn.
- Acts 16:19 Her masters’ hopes of wealth were now shattered, so they grabbed Paul and Silas and dragged them before the authorities at the marketplace.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.