ἐξέλκω exelkō · G1828
to drag out/away
ἐξ-έλκω ; [in LXX: Gen.37:28 (מָשַׁךְ), etc. ; ] ; to draw out or away: metaphorically, ὑπὸ τ. ἐπιθυμίας, Jas.1:14 (see Mayor, in l).†; (AS)
Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)
Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt
ἐξέλκ-ω, ; future -έλξω[]: aorist 1 -είλκῠσ; infinitive -ελκύσαι[]:—passive, -ελκυσθῇ[]:— draw, drag out, []; φάσγανον.. ἐ. κολεοῦ []; Ἑλλάδ᾽ ἐ. δουλίας rescue from slavery, []; δύστηνον ἐ. πόδα, of a lame man, [] of one wounded, []; ἐξελκύσαι τὴν πᾶσιν Εἰρήνην φίλην drag her out of the cave, []; rare in Prose, as []
Where it's used 1 time
Source: TBESG G1828; TFLSJ G1828
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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