To drag
σύρωStrong’s G4951surō
Appears in 5 verses of the New Testament
In short
Surō is the Greek word usually translated “were dragging”, “dragging” and “dragging off”. It appears in 5 verses of the New Testament.
“And the other disciples came in a little ship; (for they were not far from land, but as it were two hundred cubits,) dragging the net with fishes.”
Meaning
Usually translated “were dragging”, “dragging” and “dragging off”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- they were dragging 2
- dragging 1
- dragging off 1
- drags 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 3
- John 1
- Revelation 1
3 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Acts 8:3As for Saul, he made havock of the church, entering into every house, and haling men and women committed them to prison.
- Acts 14:19And there came thither certain Jews from Antioch and Iconium, who persuaded the people, and, having stoned Paul, drew him out of the city, supposing he had been dead.
- Acts 17:6And when they found them not, they drew Jason and certain brethren unto the rulers of the city, crying, These that have turned the world upside down are come hither also;
- Revelation 12:4And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth: and the dragon stood before the woman which was ready to be delivered, for to devour her child as soon as it was born.
Greek dictionary
σύρω surō · to drag
σύρω [in LXX: 4Ki.17:13 (סָחַב), 4Ma.6:1, al. ;] to draw, drag: with accusative of thing(s), Jhn.21:8, Rev.12:4; with accusative of person(s), of taking to trial or punishment, Act.8:3; ἔξω τ. πόλεως, Act.14:19; ἐπὶ τ. πολιτάρχας (cf. 4Mac, l.with), Act.17:6 (cf. κατα-ούρω).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “drag” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
DRAG, verb transitive
[G., Latin See Drink and Drench.]
- To pull; to haul; to draw along the ground by main force; applied particularly to drawing heavy things with labor, along the ground or other surface; as, to drag stone or timber; to drag a net in fishing. John 21:8
- To break land by drawing a drag or harrow over it; to harrow; a common use of this word in New England.
- To draw along slowly or heavily; to draw any thing burdensome; as, to drag a lingering life.
- To draw along in contempt, as unworthy to be carried.
All definitions and other forms of “drag”
- To pull or haul about roughly and forcibly.
DRAG, verb intransitive
- To hang so low as to trail on the ground.
- To fish with a drag; as, they have been dragging for fish all day, with little success.
- To be drawn along; as, the anchor drags.
- To be moved slowly; to proceed heavily; as, this business drags.
- To hang or grate on the floor, as a door.
DRAG, noun
- Something to be drawn along the ground, as a net or a hook.
- A particular kind of harrow.
- A car; a low cart.
- In sea-language, a machine consisting of a sharp square frame of iron, encircled with a net, used to take the wheel off from the platform or bottom of the decks.
- Whatever is drawn; a boat in tow; whatever serves to retard a ships way.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.