περισπάω perispaō · G4049
to distract
περι-σπάω, -ῶ ; [in LXX chiefly for עָנָה ; ] ; to draw around, draw off or away. Metaphorical, to distract: pass., Luk.10:40.†; (AS)
Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)
Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt
περι-σπάω, ; future -σπάσω[]:—draw off from around, strip off, []; τὸ χλαμύδιον αὑτοῦ π. []:—middle, strip oneself of, τὴν τιάραν [] (so also in active, π. τὴν πορφύραν []; 2 strip bare, περισπάσας ξίφος (Pierson χερὶ σπάσας) []; II wheel about, of a general, []; intransitive of the troops, []; especially wheel twice through a right angle, [].; of a horse's bit, οὐ πάνυ π. not pulling it violently round, []; III draw off or away, divert, εἰς τοὐναντίον [τὴν πολιτείαν] []; π. τὴν δύναμιν αὐτοῦ …
Where it's used 1 time
Source: TBESG G4049; TFLSJ G4049
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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