Greek · Strong’s G4685
σπάω
spáō
to draw
Derivation:
a primary verb;
2
Times used
0
Old Testament
2
New Testament
Verses
First used in Mark 14:47
Words derived from it
- G782ἀσπάζομαι aspázomaito enfold in the arms, i.e. (by implication) to salute, (figuratively) to welcome
- G4687σπείρω speírōto scatter, i.e. sow (literally or figuratively)
- G645ἀποσπάω apospáōto drag forth, i.e. (literally) unsheathe (a sword), or relatively (with a degree of force implied) retire (personally o
- G1288διασπάω diaspáōto draw apart, i.e. sever or dismember
- G385ἀνασπάω anaspáōto take up or extricate
- G1986ἐπισπάομαι epispáomaito draw over, i.e. (with G203 (ἀκροβυστία) implied) efface the mark of circumcision (by recovering with the foreskin)
- G4049περισπάω perispáōto drag all around, i.e. (figuratively) to distract (with care)
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Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890), public domain. Verse list from the Strong’s-tagged King James Version.