helkyō · draw, drag

What it means

helkyō (ἑλκύω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “draw, drag”.

Pull something toward oneself.

How to say it

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

1. To pull; unsheathe a sword or bring in a net; win someone over.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• drag ×1
• dragged them ×1
• draws ×1
• drew ×1
• haul in ×1
• hauled ×1
• they were dragging ×1
• will draw ×1

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• John×5
• Acts×2
• James×1

• John 6:44

  No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him, and I will raise him up on the last day.

• John 12:32

  And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all to myself.”

• John 18:10

  So Simon Peter, having a sword, drew it and struck the high priest’s slave and cut off his right ear. The slave’s name was Malchus.

• John 21:6

  And he said to them, “Cast the net on the right side of the boat, and you will find some.” So they cast it, and they were no longer able to haul it in because of the great number of fish.

• John 21:11

  So Simon Peter went up and hauled the net to land, full of large fish, a hundred fifty-three; and although there were so many, the net was not torn.

• Acts 16:19

  But when her masters saw that the hope of their profit had gone out, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them into the marketplace before the authorities.

• Acts 21:30

  And the whole city was stirred up, and the people came running together; and seizing Paul, they were dragging him out of the temple, and at once the doors were shut.

• James 2:6

  But you have dishonored the poor man. Do not the rich oppress you, and do they themselves not drag you into the courts?