Greek · Strong's G645
ἀποσπάω
apospaoap-os-pah'-o
to drag forth, i.e. (literally) unsheathe (a sword), or relatively (with a degree of force implied) retire (personally or factiously)
1890 spelling: apospáō
- α1
- π80
- ο70
- σ200
- π80
- α1
- ω800
Isopsephy 1,232
Strong's Dictionary · 1890
to drag forth, i.e. (literally) unsheathe (a sword), or relatively (with a degree of force implied) retire (personally or factiously)
Rendered in the KJV as
(with-)draw (away), after we were gotten from.
- 4occurrencesin the New Testament
- 3 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 4inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 4 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 4
- ἀπέσπασεν1
- ἀπεσπάσθη1
- ἀποσπᾶν1
- ἀποσπασθέντας1
How it is rendered · 4
- drew1
- having drawn away1
- to draw away1
- withdrew1
The sense the word carries at each spot: how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 4
- verb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 3rd person singular1
- verb · aorist (simple past) passive, statement · 3rd person singular1
- verb · aorist (simple past) passive, participle (“the one who…”) · accusative (object) · masculine plural1
- verb · present active, infinitive (“to…”)1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- V-AAI-3S · 1
- V-API-3S · 1
- V-APP-APM · 1
- V-PAN · 1
All 4, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Acts carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Acts2 occurrences
- Acts 20:30ἀποσπᾶνapospanverb · present active, infinitive (“to…”)Even from your own number, men will rise up and distort the truth to draw away disciples after them.here: to draw away
- Acts 21:1ἀποσπασθένταςapospasthentasverb · aorist (simple past) passive, participle (“the one who…”) · accusative (object) · masculine pluralAfter we had torn ourselves away from them, we sailed directly to Cos, and the next day on to Rhodes, and from there to Patara.here: having drawn away