Lexical Summary spaō: to draw (a sword) Original Word: σπάωTransliteration: spaō Phonetic Spelling: (spah'-o) Part of Speech: Verb Short Definition: to draw (a sword) Meaning: to draw (a sword) Strong's Concordance draw out. A primary verb; to draw -- draw (out). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 4685: σπάωσπάω, σπω: 1 aorist middle ἐσπασαμην; (cognate with ἀσπάζομαι (to draw to oneself, embrace, etc.), English spasm, etc.); from Homer down; the Sept. chiefly for שָׁלַף; to draw: middle with μαχοιραν (cf. Buttmann, § 135, 4), to draw one's sword, Mark 14:47; Acts 16:27 (Numbers 22:31; τήν ῥομφαιον, 23; Judges 9:54, etc.). (Compare: ἀνασπάω, ἀποσπάω, διασπάω, ἐπισπάω, περισπάω.) |
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