ἕλκω helkuō, helkō · G1670

to draw/persuade

ἕλκω ; (Hellenistic form ἑλκύω in Jhn.11:1-57. with, Act.16:19), [in LXX for מָשַׁךְ, etc. ; ] ; to draw: with accusative of thing(s), Jhn.18:10 21:6; with accusative of person(s), before ἔξω, Act.21:30; εἰς, Act.16:19, Jas.2:6. Metaphorical, to draw, lead, impel: Jhn.6:44 12:32. (For discussion of ἕ. in Oxyrh. Log., see Deiss., LAE, 437 ff.)†; (AS)

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

ἕλκω ; (ἑλκύω late, [], imperfect ; A εἷλκον [], Epic dialect ἕλκον []: future ἕλξω []: aorist εἵλκῠσα [], Trag. and Attic dialect, []; later εἷλξα, poetry ἕλξα []: perfect εἵλκῠκα []; perfect participle ἑολκώς probably in [] —middle, future -ύσομαι (ἐφ-) []aorist εἱλκυσάμην (ἀφ-) variant in [], subjunctive ἀφελκύσωμαι []:—passive, future ἑλκυσθήσομαι []: aorist εἱλκύσθην []; later εἵλχθην []: perfect εἵλκυσμαι []: pluperfect εἵλκυστο [] —In _Attic dialect_, ἕλκω, ἕλξω were alone used in …

Where it's used 8 times

John 6:44 · John 12:32 · John 18:10 · John 21:6 · John 21:11 · Acts 16:19 · Acts 21:30 · James 2:6

Source: TBESG G1670; TFLSJ G1670

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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