ἀποσπάω
apospaō · draw, withdraw
Greek word · Strong’s number G645 · appears 5 times in the Bible
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apospaō (ἀποσπάω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “draw, withdraw”.
Draw (a sword); draw away; withdraw, part from someone.
How to say it
a·pos·pa·ō
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- Unsheathe a sword; lure others away after oneself.
- Tear oneself from someone.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- draw away ×1
- drew ×1
- having torn ourselves away ×1
- we said farewell to ×1
- withdrew ×1
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Comes from
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Matthew 26:51
And look, one of those with Jesus, stretching out his hand, drew his sword, and striking the slave of the high priest, cut off his ear.
- Luke 22:41
And he withdrew from them about a stone’s throw, and kneeling down he was praying,
- Acts 20:30
and from among yourselves men will arise speaking perverse things to draw away the disciples after them.
- Acts 21:1
And when it happened that we set sail, having torn ourselves away from them, running a straight course we came to Cos, and the next day to Rhodes, and from there to Patara.
- Acts 21:6
we said farewell to one another and went on board the ship, and they returned to their own homes.