verb
antlamō
Strong’sG501
I draw, draw out
stem antl-4 times in the New Testament4 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.
ἀντλέω, -ῶ
(< ἄντλος, bilge-water in a hold), [in LXX for שׁאב, etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G501 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidant-leh-o
to bale up (properly, bilge water), i.e. dip water (with a bucket, pitcher, etc.)
Fromfrom ἄντλος (the hold of a ship);
King Jamesdraw (out).
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
(ἄντλος) bale out bilge-water, bale the ship, Refs 7th c.BC+
2 generally, draw water, ἀντλέει καὶ ἐγχέειNT+5th c.BC+; οἷον ἐκ κρήνης ἐπ᾽ ὀχετοὺς ἀ. draw as from a well, and pour into.., Refs 5th c.BC+ draw water in a sieve, Refs 5th c.BC+; but ἐκ πίθω ἀ. of one who has abundance in store, Refs 3rd c.BC+
II metaphorically, drain dry, i.e.,
II.1 use the utmost, make the most of, τὰν ἔμπρακτον ἄντλει μαχανάνRefs 5th c.BC+
II.2 of toil, suffering, etc., drain to the dregs, τὴν παροῦσαν ἀντλήσω τύχηνRefs 5th c.BC+; δέκα ἀντλήσας ἔτη variant Refs
II.3 squander, πατρῴαν κτῆσιν ἀντλεῖνRefs 5th c.BC+
III passive, ἀντλούμενος ὄλβῳ flooded with, Refs 4th 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.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| antlavarἈντλήσατε | happened · yeaorist active imperative 2nd person plural | draw … out | 1× |
| antlarōἀντλεῖν | happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive | draw | 1× |
| antlaraἀντλῆσαι | happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive | draw | 1× |
| antlarēntoisἠντληκότες | has happened · subjectperfect active participle nominative plural masculine | drawn | 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 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | antlamō | antlame | antlami | antlama | antlamē | antlamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | antlasō | antlase | antlasi | antlasa | antlasē | antlaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | antlatō | antlate | antlati | antlata | antlatē | antlatelē |
| we 1st person plural | antlanō | antlane | antlani | antlana | antlanē | antlanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | antlavō | antlave | antlavi | antlava | antlavē | antlavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | antlalō | antlale | antlali | antlala | antlalē | antlalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | antlameiō | antlameia | antlameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | antlaseiō | antlaseia | antlaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | antlateiō | antlateia | antlateiē |
| we 1st person plural | antlaneiō | antlaneia | antlaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | antlaveiō | antlaveia | antlaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | antlaleiō | antlaleia | antlaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, 1 occurrence
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | antlasōr | antlasar | antlasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | antlatōr | antlatar | antlatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | antlavōr | antlavar1×Ἀντλήσατε | antlavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | antlalōr | antlalar | antlalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | antlamoiō | antlamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | antlasoiō | antlasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | antlatoiō | antlatoia |
| we 1st person plural | antlanoiō | antlanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | antlavoiō | antlavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | antlaloiō | antlaloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 2 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | antlarō1×ἀντλεῖν | antlari | antlara1×ἀντλῆσαι | antlarē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | antlarōntos | antlarintos | antlarantos | antlarēntos1× |
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
antl 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.
4 occurrences, every one of them listed
antlavar“draw … out”happened · yeaorist active imperative 2nd person plural1×
John 2:8kai legatō autoi; Antlavar nun kai feravōr to architriklino; tois …“Now draw some out,” He said, “and take it to …
antlarō“draw”happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive1×
John 4:15… hina mē dipsameiō mēde dierchomeiō enthade antlarō.… have to keep coming here to draw water.”
antlara“draw”happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive1×
John 4:7Erchotō gunaikas ek tau Samareiau antlara hudem. legatō auta tos Iēsus; Dōasar …When a Samaritan woman came to draw water, Jesus said to her, “Give …
antlarēntois“drawn”has happened · subjectperfect active participle nominative plural masculine1×
John 2:9… atō, tois de diakonois oidalelē tois antlarēntois tem hudem, fōnatō ton numfion tos …… from, but the servants who had drawn the water knew. Then he called …