περισπάωperispáō
to draw around, draw off or away.
Greek (New Testament) · G4049
Meanings
Metaph., to distract: passive, Luke 10:40.
Same root
- περίperí · G4012properly, through (all over), i.e. around; figuratively with respect to; used in various applications, of place, cause or time (with the genitive case denoting the subject or occasion or superlative point; with the accusative case the locality, circuit, matter, circumstance or general period)
- σπάωspáō · G4685to draw
- ἀπερισπάστωςaperispástōs · G563undistractedly, i.e. free from (domestic) solicitude
Where it appears
Appears 1 times in the Bible.
- Luke 10:40 But Martha was distracted by the big dinner she was preparing. She came to Jesus and said, “Lord, doesn’t it seem unfair to you that my sister just sits here while I do all the work? Tell her to come and help me.”
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.