σπάωspáō
in classical Greek poët.
Greek (New Testament) · G4685
Meanings
for ἕλκω; mostly used in middle
to draw: μάχαιραν, Mark 14:47, Acts 16:27
Same root
- ἀσπάζομαιaspázomai · G782to enfold in the arms, i.e. (by implication) to salute, (figuratively) to welcome
- ἀνασπάωanaspáō · G385to take up or extricate
- ἐπισπάομαιepispáomai · G1986to draw over, i.e. (with G203 (ἀκροβυστία) implied) efface the mark of circumcision (by recovering with the foreskin)
- ἀποσπάωapospáō · G645to drag forth, i.e. (literally) unsheathe (a sword), or relatively (with a degree of force implied) retire (personally or factiously)
- διασπάωdiaspáō · G1288to draw apart, i.e. sever or dismember
- περισπάωperispáō · G4049to drag all around, i.e. (figuratively) to distract (with care)
- σπείρωspeírō · G4687to scatter, i.e. sow (literally or figuratively)
Where it appears
Appears 2 times in the Bible.
- Mark 14:47 But one of the men with Jesus pulled out his sword and struck the high priest’s slave, slashing off his ear.
- Acts 16:27 The jailer woke up to see the prison doors wide open. He assumed the prisoners had escaped, so he drew his sword to kill himself.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.