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ἀποσπάω apospaō · G0645

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to draw away

ἀπο-σπάω, -ῶ ; [in LXX for נָתַק: ni., hi., etc. ; ] ; to draw off or away, tear away (MM, see word): Act.20:30; μάχαιραν, draw a sword, Mat.26:51; pass., to be parted or withdrawn (Field, Notes, 134; but see Thayer, see word), Luk.22:41, Act.21:1.†; (AS)

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

ἀπο-σπάω, ; future -σπάσω [ᾰ], tear or drag away from, τινός[] tear a thing from one, []; ἀ. τινά tear him away, []; ἀ. τι τῆς λείας detach, abstract some of it, []; and reversely also ἀ. τῆς φρενὸς αἵ μοι μόναι παρῆσαν ἐλπίδων[]; detach, withdraw, πλήρωμα a gang of labourers, []; τινὰ ἀπό τινος[]middle, τὴν μάχην οὕτω μακρὰν τῆς ναυτικῆς βοηθείας[]:—passive, to be dragged away, detached, separated from, τινός[]; of a bone, to be torn off, []; 2 ἀ. τινὰ κόμης drag away by the hair, []; 3 ἀ. …

Where it's used 4 times

Matthew 26:51 · Luke 22:41 · Acts 20:30 · Acts 21:1

Source: TBESG G0645; TFLSJ G0645

Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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