verb
anaspamō
Strong’sG385
I drag up, pull up
stem anasp-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
ἀνα-σπάω, -ῶ,
[in LXX for לקח, עלה hi.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G385 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
poetry ἀνσπ-, draw, pull up, σπυρίδαRefs 5th c.BC+:—passive, Refs 3rd c.AD+
b draw a ship up on land, Refs 5th c.BC+
2 draw, suck up greedily, ὅταν αἷμ᾽ ἀνασπάσῃ κόνιςRefs 5th c.BC+; ἀ. ποτόν, τροφήν, Refs 4th c.BC+; ὕδωρ ἀ. draw water, Refs 5th c.BC+
3 draw back, τὴν χεῖραRefs 5th c.BC+:—so in middle, ἐκ χροὸς ἔγχος ἀνεσπάσατ᾽Refs 8th c.BC+
4 tear up, pull down, τὰ ἀγάλματα ἐκ τῶν βάθρωνRefs 5th c.BC+
5 metaphorically, ἀνασπᾶν λόγους, in Refs 5th c.BC+, draw forth words, utter wild, incoherent words; ἀνασπῶντ᾽ αὐτοπρέμνοις τοῖς λόγοισινRefs 5th c.BC+:—the phrase may be explanation from Refs 5th c.BC+ (ὥσπερ ἐκ φαρέτρας ῥηματίσκια.. ἀνασπῶντες) and Refs 4th c.BC+ (πόθεν.. τούτους ἀνεσπάκασιν οὗτοι τοὺς λόγου;); so ἀ. γνωμίδιονRefs 5th c.BC+
6 τὰς ὀφρῦς ἀνασπᾶν pucker the eyebrows, and so put on a grave important air, τὰς ὀφρῦς ἀνεσπακὼς ὥσπερ τι δεινὸν ἀγγελῶνRefs 5th c.BC+
II retract, ὁ στόμαχος αὐτὸς ἑαυτὸν ἀ.Refs 5th c.BC+
III carry away from home, Refs 2nd c.AD+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
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Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| anaspatiἀνασπάσει | will happen · he/she/itfuture active indicative 3rd person singular | pull … out | 1× |
| anaspitaἀνεσπάσθη | happened · he/she/itaorist passive indicative 3rd person singular | pulled up | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 172, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 2 occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | anaspamō | anaspame | anaspami | anaspama | anaspamē | anaspamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | anaspasō | anaspase | anaspasi | anaspasa | anaspasē | anaspaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anaspatō | anaspate | anaspati1×ἀνασπάσει | anaspata | anaspatē | anaspatelē |
| we 1st person plural | anaspanō | anaspane | anaspani | anaspana | anaspanē | anaspanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | anaspavō | anaspave | anaspavi | anaspava | anaspavē | anaspavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | anaspalō | anaspale | anaspali | anaspala | anaspalē | anaspalelē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | anaspomō | anaspome | anaspomē | anaspomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | anasposō | anaspose | anasposē | anasposelē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anaspotō | anaspote | anaspotē | anaspotelē |
| we 1st person plural | anasponō | anaspone | anasponē | anasponelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | anaspovō | anaspove | anaspovē | anaspovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | anaspolō | anaspole | anaspolē | anaspolelē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | anaspimi | anaspima |
| you 2nd person singular | anaspisi | anaspisa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anaspiti | anaspita1×ἀνεσπάσθη |
| we 1st person plural | anaspini | anaspina |
| ye 2nd person plural | anaspivi | anaspiva |
| they 3rd person plural | anaspili | anaspila |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | anaspameiō | anaspameia | anaspameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | anaspaseiō | anaspaseia | anaspaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anaspateiō | anaspateia | anaspateiē |
| we 1st person plural | anaspaneiō | anaspaneia | anaspaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | anaspaveiō | anaspaveia | anaspaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | anaspaleiō | anaspaleia | anaspaleiē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | anaspomeiō | anaspomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | anasposeiō | anasposeiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anaspoteiō | anaspoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | anasponeiō | anasponeiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | anaspoveiō | anaspoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | anaspoleiō | anaspoleiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | anaspimeia |
| you 2nd person singular | anaspiseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anaspiteia |
| we 1st person plural | anaspineia |
| ye 2nd person plural | anaspiveia |
| they 3rd person plural | anaspileia |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | anaspasōr | anaspasar | anaspasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anaspatōr | anaspatar | anaspatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | anaspavōr | anaspavar | anaspavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | anaspalōr | anaspalar | anaspalēr |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | anasposōr | anasposēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anaspotōr | anaspotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | anaspovōr | anaspovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | anaspolōr | anaspolēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | anaspisar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anaspitar |
| ye 2nd person plural | anaspivar |
| they 3rd person plural | anaspilar |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | anaspamoiō | anaspamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | anaspasoiō | anaspasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anaspatoiō | anaspatoia |
| we 1st person plural | anaspanoiō | anaspanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | anaspavoiō | anaspavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | anaspaloiō | anaspaloia |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | anaspomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | anasposoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anaspotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | anasponoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | anaspovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | anaspoloiō |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | anaspimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | anaspisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anaspitoia |
| we 1st person plural | anaspinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | anaspivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | anaspiloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | anasparō | anaspari | anaspara | anasparē |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | anasporō | anasporē | ||
| acted on passive voice | anaspiri | anaspira |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | anasparōntos | anasparintos | anasparantos | anasparēntos |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | anasporōntos | anasporēntos | ||
| acted on passive voice | anaspirintos | anaspirantos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
anasp is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
anaspati“pull … out”will happen · he/she/itfuture active indicative 3rd person singular1×
Luke 14:5… eis freatem pipteti, kai ouk eutheōs anaspati auton en hēmera teu sabbateu?… the Sabbath day will not immediately pull him out?”
anaspita“pulled up”happened · he/she/itaorist passive indicative 3rd person singular1×
Acts 11:10“pulled up”houtem de geneta epi tris, kai anaspita palin hapanteim eis ton ouranon.This happened three times, and everything was drawn back up into heaven.