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To drag away

κατασύρωStrong’s G2694

katasurō

Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament

In short

Katasurō is the Greek word usually translated “may drag away”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.

“When thou goest with thine adversary to the magistrate, as thou art in the way, give diligence that thou mayest be delivered from him; lest he hale thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and the officer cast thee into prison.”
Luke 12:58 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “may drag away”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • he may drag away 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Luke 1

1 book in all.

Explore in Scripture
    Greek dictionary

    κατασύρω katasurō · to drag away

    κατα-σύρω [in LXX: Jer.49:10 (חָשַׂף), Dan LXX, Dan.11:10, 26 (שָׁטַף) * ;] 1. to pull down. 2. to drag away: with accusative of person(s), Luk.12:58.† (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.