verb
apospamō
Strong’sG645
I wrench away from, drag away, withdraw
stem aposp-4 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books4 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.
ἀπο-σπάω, -ῶ,
[in LXX for נתק: ni., hi., etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G645 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidap-os-pah'-o
to drag forth, i.e. (literally) unsheathe (a sword), or relatively (with a degree of force implied) retire (personally or factiously)
King James(with-)draw (away), after we were gotten from.
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
future -σπάσω [ᾰ], tear or drag away from, τινόςRefs 5th c.BC+ tear a thing from one, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἀ. τινά tear him away, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἀ. τι τῆς λείας detach, abstract some of it, Refs 5th c.BC+; and reversely also ἀ. τῆς φρενὸς αἵ μοι μόναι παρῆσαν ἐλπίδωνRefs; detach, withdraw, πλήρωμα a gang of labourers, Refs 3rd c.BC+; τινὰ ἀπό τινοςNT+5th c.BC+middle, τὴν μάχην οὕτω μακρὰν τῆς ναυτικῆς βοηθείαςRefs 1st c.AD+:—passive, to be dragged away, detached, separated from, τινόςRefs 5th c.BC+; of a bone, to be torn off, Refs 5th c.BC+
2 ἀ. τινὰ κόμης drag away by the hair, Refs 4th c.BC+
3 ἀ. πύλας, θύρας, tear off the gates, doors, Refs 5th c.BC+
4 ἀ. τὸ στρατόπεδον draw off, divert the army, Refs 5th c.BC+having drawn off, Refs:—passive, of troops, to become separated or broken, Refs 5th c.BC+
5 withdraw, reclaim, Refs
6 ἀπεσπασμένος, ὁ, eunuch, LXX
II intransitive (i.e. ἑαυτόν), separate (i.e. be separated) from, Refs 5th c.BC+
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| apospataἀπέσπασεν | happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular | drew | 1× |
| apospitaἀπεσπάσθη | happened · he/she/itaorist passive indicative 3rd person singular | withdrew | 1× |
| aposparōἀποσπᾶν | happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive | draw away | 1× |
| apospirantoinἀποσπασθέντας | happened · objectaorist passive participle accusative plural masculine | parted | 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 | apospamō | apospame | apospami | apospama | apospamē | apospamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | apospasō | apospase | apospasi | apospasa | apospasē | apospaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apospatō | apospate | apospati | apospata1×ἀπέσπασεν | apospatē | apospatelē |
| we 1st person plural | apospanō | apospane | apospani | apospana | apospanē | apospanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | apospavō | apospave | apospavi | apospava | apospavē | apospavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | apospalō | apospale | apospali | apospala | apospalē | apospalelē |
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 | apospomō | apospome | apospomē | apospomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | aposposō | apospose | aposposē | aposposelē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apospotō | apospote | apospotē | apospotelē |
| we 1st person plural | aposponō | apospone | aposponē | aposponelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | apospovō | apospove | apospovē | apospovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | apospolō | apospole | apospolē | apospolelē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | apospimi | apospima |
| you 2nd person singular | apospisi | apospisa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apospiti | apospita1×ἀπεσπάσθη |
| we 1st person plural | apospini | apospina |
| ye 2nd person plural | apospivi | apospiva |
| they 3rd person plural | apospili | apospila |
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 | apospameiō | apospameia | apospameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | apospaseiō | apospaseia | apospaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apospateiō | apospateia | apospateiē |
| we 1st person plural | apospaneiō | apospaneia | apospaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | apospaveiō | apospaveia | apospaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | apospaleiō | apospaleia | apospaleiē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | apospomeiō | apospomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | aposposeiō | aposposeiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apospoteiō | apospoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | aposponeiō | aposponeiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | apospoveiō | apospoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | apospoleiō | apospoleiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | apospimeia |
| you 2nd person singular | apospiseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apospiteia |
| we 1st person plural | apospineia |
| ye 2nd person plural | apospiveia |
| they 3rd person plural | apospileia |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | apospasōr | apospasar | apospasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apospatōr | apospatar | apospatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | apospavōr | apospavar | apospavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | apospalōr | apospalar | apospalēr |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | aposposōr | aposposēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apospotōr | apospotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | apospovōr | apospovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | apospolōr | apospolēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | apospisar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apospitar |
| ye 2nd person plural | apospivar |
| they 3rd person plural | apospilar |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | apospamoiō | apospamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | apospasoiō | apospasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apospatoiō | apospatoia |
| we 1st person plural | apospanoiō | apospanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | apospavoiō | apospavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | apospaloiō | apospaloia |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | apospomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | aposposoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apospotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | aposponoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | apospovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | apospoloiō |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | apospimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | apospisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apospitoia |
| we 1st person plural | apospinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | apospivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | apospiloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | aposparō1×ἀποσπᾶν | apospari | apospara | aposparē |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | aposporō | aposporē | ||
| acted on passive voice | apospiri | apospira |
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 | aposparōntos | aposparintos | aposparantos | aposparēntos |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | aposporōntos | aposporēntos | ||
| acted on passive voice | apospirintos | apospirantos1× |
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
aposp 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
apospata“drew”happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular1×
Matthew 26:51… toiu meta Iēsu ekteinarantos tan cheiran apospata tan machairan autou kai pataxarantos ton …At this, one of Jesus’ companions drew his sword and struck the servant …
apospita“withdrew”happened · he/she/itaorist passive indicative 3rd person singular1×
Luke 22:41kai autos apospita apo autoiu hōsei lithou bolan, kai …And He withdrew about a stone’s throw beyond them …
aposparō“draw away”happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive1×
Acts 20:30… autoiu anastēeli androis lalarōntois diastreforēnteim teu aposparō toin mathētoin opisō heautoiu;… up and distort the truth to draw away disciples after them.
apospirantoin“parted”happened · objectaorist passive participle accusative plural masculine1×
Acts 21:1“parted”Hōs de geneta anagira nin apospirantoin apo autoiu, euthudromarantois erchana eis tan …After we had torn ourselves away from them, we sailed directly to Cos, and the next …