verb
apospamō
Greekἀποσπάω (apospaō)
Strong’sG645
I wrench away from, drag away, withdraw
stem aposp-5 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books5 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
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.
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| apospataἀπέσπασεν | happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular | drew | 1× |
| apospenaἀπησπασάμεθα | happened · weaorist middle indicative 1st person plural | said farewell | 1× |
| apospitaἀπεσπάσθη | happened · he/she/itaorist passive indicative 3rd person singular | withdrew | 1× |
| aposparōἀποσπᾶν | happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive | draw away | 1× |
| apospiratoinἀποσπασθέντας | 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 258, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 3 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 or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | apospemō | apospeme | apospemi | apospema | apospemē | apospemelē |
| you 2nd person singular | apospesō | apospese | apospesi | apospesa | apospesē | apospeselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apospetō | apospete | apospeti | apospeta | apospetē | apospetelē |
| we 1st person plural | apospenō | apospene | apospeni | apospena1×ἀπησπασάμεθα | apospenē | apospenelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | apospevō | apospeve | apospevi | apospeva | apospevē | apospevelē |
| they 3rd person plural | apospelō | apospele | apospeli | apospela | apospelē | apospelelē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | apospimō | apospime | apospimi | apospima | apospimē | apospimelē |
| you 2nd person singular | apospisō | apospise | apospisi | apospisa | apospisē | apospiselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apospitō | apospite | apospiti | apospita1×ἀπεσπάσθη | apospitē | apospitelē |
| we 1st person plural | apospinō | apospine | apospini | apospina | apospinē | apospinelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | apospivō | apospive | apospivi | apospiva | apospivē | apospivelē |
| they 3rd person plural | apospilō | apospile | apospili | apospila | apospilē | apospilelē |
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 or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | apospemeiō | apospemeia | apospemeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | apospeseiō | apospeseia | apospeseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apospeteiō | apospeteia | apospeteiē |
| we 1st person plural | apospeneiō | apospeneia | apospeneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | apospeveiō | apospeveia | apospeveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | apospeleiō | apospeleia | apospeleiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | apospimeiō | apospimeia | apospimeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | apospiseiō | apospiseia | apospiseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apospiteiō | apospiteia | apospiteiē |
| we 1st person plural | apospineiō | apospineia | apospineiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | apospiveiō | apospiveia | apospiveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | apospileiō | apospileia | apospileiē |
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 or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | apospesōr | apospesar | apospesēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apospetōr | apospetar | apospetēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | apospevōr | apospevar | apospevēr |
| they 3rd person plural | apospelōr | apospelar | apospelēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | apospisōr | apospisar | apospisēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apospitōr | apospitar | apospitēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | apospivōr | apospivar | apospivēr |
| they 3rd person plural | apospilōr | apospilar | apospilēr |
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 or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | apospemoiō | apospemoia |
| you 2nd person singular | apospesoiō | apospesoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apospetoiō | apospetoia |
| we 1st person plural | apospenoiō | apospenoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | apospevoiō | apospevoia |
| they 3rd person plural | apospeloiō | apospeloia |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | apospimoiō | apospimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | apospisoiō | apospisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apospitoiō | apospitoia |
| we 1st person plural | apospinoiō | apospinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | apospivoiō | apospivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | apospiloiō | 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 or for itself middle voice | aposperō | aposperi | apospera | aposperē |
| acted on passive voice | apospirō | apospiri | apospira | apospirē |
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 | aposparōtos | aposparitos | aposparatos | aposparētos |
| acts on or for itself middle voice | aposperōtos | aposperitos | aposperatos | aposperētos |
| acted on passive voice | apospirōtos | apospiritos | apospiratos1× | apospirētos |
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
5 occurrences, every one of them listed
apospata“drew”happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular1×
Matthew 26:51“drew”kai idou henos toiu meta Iēsu ekteinaratos tan cheiran apospata tan machairan autou kai patassaratos ton doulon tou archierevou afairata autou tem ōtiem.At this, one of Jesus’ companions drew his sword and struck the servant of the high priest, cutting off his ear.
apospena“said farewell”happened · weaorist middle indicative 1st person plural1×
Acts 21:6“said farewell”apospena allēloin, kai embainana eis tem ploiem, ekeinois de hupostrefala eis teim idieim.And after we had said our farewells, we went aboard the ship, and they returned home.
apospita“withdrew”happened · he/she/itaorist passive indicative 3rd person singular1×
Luke 22:41“withdrew”kai autos apospita apo autoiu hōsei lithou bolan, kai titharatos teim gonueim proseucheteAnd He withdrew about a stone’s throw beyond them, where He knelt down and prayed,
aposparō“draw away”happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive1×
Acts 20:30“draw away”kai ek vu autoiu anistaneli anērois lalarōtois diastrefirēteim teu aposparō toin mathētoin opisō heautoiu;Even from your own number, men will rise up and distort the truth to draw away disciples after them.
apospiratoin“parted”happened · objectaorist passive participle accusative plural masculine1×
Acts 21:1“parted”Hōs de gineta anagira nin apospiratoin apo autoiu, euthudromaratois erchana eis tan Kōan, ta de hexēs eis tan Rodan, kakeithen eis Patareim;After we had torn ourselves away from them, we sailed directly to Cos, and the next day on to Rhodes, and from there to Patara.