To draw away
ἀποσπάωStrong’s G0645apospaō
Appears in 4 verses of the New Testament
In short
Apospaō is the Greek word usually translated “drew”, “withdrew” and “draw away”. It appears in 4 verses of the New Testament.
“And, behold, one of them which were with Jesus stretched out his hand, and drew his sword, and struck a servant of the high priest’s, and smote off his ear.”
Meaning
Usually translated “drew”, “withdrew” and “draw away”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- drew 1
- withdrew 1
- to draw away 1
- having drawn away 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 2
- Matthew 1
- Luke 1
3 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Luke 22:41And he was withdrawn from them about a stone’s cast, and kneeled down, and prayed,
- Acts 20:30Also of your own selves shall men arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away disciples after them.
- Acts 21:1And it came to pass, that after we were gotten from them, and had launched, we came with a straight course unto Coos, and the day following unto Rhodes, and from thence unto Patara:
Greek dictionary
ἀποσπάω apospaō · 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;] to draw off or away, tear away (MM, see word): Act.20:30; μάχαιραν, draw a sword, Mat.26:51; pass., to be parted or withdrawn (Field, Notes, 134; but see Thayer, see word), Luk.22:41, Act.21:1.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.