ἐλαύνω elaunō · G1643
to drive
ἐλαύνω ; [in LXX: Isa.41:7 (הָלַם) Isa.33:21 (שַׁיִט), etc. ; ] ; to drive: of the wind, Jas.3:4, 2Pe.2:17; of sailors rowing or sailing a boat, Mrk.6:48, Jhn.6:19; of demons, Luk.8:29 (cf. ἀπ-, συν-ελαύνω).†; (AS)
Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)
Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt
ἐλαύνω, ; []imperfect ἐλαύνεσκον (ἀπ-) []future ἐλάσω [ᾰ], participle ἐλάσοντας [] (παρ-) is falsa lectio in [] is subjunctive in []; Attic dialect ἐλῶ, ᾷς, ᾷ, infinitive ἐλᾶν, also [] in the resolved form ἐλόω []: infinitive ἐλάαν (though this is also infinitive present, see below) []: aorist 1 ἤλᾰσα, Epic dialect ἔλᾰσα [], Ionic dialect 3rd.pers. singular ἐλάσασκεν []perfect ἐλήλᾰκα (ἀπ-, ἐξ-) []pluperfect ἐληλάκειν (ἐξ-) []:— middle (see. below [], future ἐλάσομαι (παρ-) uncertain reading in …
Where it's used 5 times
Mark 6:48 · Luke 8:29 · John 6:19 · James 3:4 · 2 Peter 2:17
Source: TBESG G1643; TFLSJ G1643
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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