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verb

Greekσπάομαι (spaomai)
Biblang

spomō

Strong’sG4685

I draw (as a sword)

stem sp-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books1 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.

σπάω

[in LXX chiefly for שׁלף,;]

in cl. poët. for ἕλκω; mostly used in mid. (cf. M, Pr., 157),
to draw: μάχαιραν, Mk 14:47, Ac 16:27,†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G4685 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidspah'-o

to draw

Froma primary verb;

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
σπάω,
Refs 5th c.BC+future σπάσω [ᾰ] Refs 5th c.BC+: aorist ἔσπᾰσα Refs 8th c.BC+, Epic dialect σπάσα Refs, etc.: perfect ἔσπᾰκα Refs 5th c.BC+:—middle, future σπάσομαι Refs 5th c.BC+: aorist ἐσπᾰσάμην Refs 8th c.BC+, Epic dialect σπασάμην Refs 8th c.BC+:—passive, future σπασθήσομαι Refs 5th c.BC+: aorist ἐσπάσθην Refs 8th c.BC+: perfect ἔσπασμαι Refs 5th c.BC+; also in middle sense, Refs 5th c.BC+:—draw, hence,
I of a sword, draw, mostly in middle, φάσγανά τε σπάσσασθε Refs 8th c.BC+: in active, ξίφος σπάσαντα Refs 5th c.BC+ —passive, ἐσπασμένοι τὰ ξίφη having their swords drawn, Refs 5th c.BC+
I.2 of other things, ἐκ χειρὸς χεῖρα σπάσατο Refs 8th c.BC+; ὡς ἕκαστος ἔσπασεν τύχης πάλον drew the lot (out of the helmet), Refs 4th c.BC+ —passive, σπασθέντος (i.e. ἔγχεος ἔξω χροός) Refs 8th c.BC+
I.3 absolutely, σπᾶτ᾽ ἀνδρείως pull, hoist away, like men, Refs 5th c.BC+
II of violent actions, pluck off or out, κόμην Refs 5th c.BC+; compare σπαστέος.
II.2 tear, rend, especially of ravenous animals, Refs 5th c.BC+; λαιμοτόμους κεφαλάς uncertain reading in Refs 5th c.BC+; σ. τοῖς ὄνυξιν [τοὺς νεοττούς], of the eagle, Refs 4th c.BC+ —passive, φλέβιον, σάρκα σπασθῆναι, Refs 5th c.BC+
II.3 wrench, sprain, τὸ σκέλος ἔσπασε Refs 1st c.AD+:—passive, τὸν μηρὸν σπασθῆναι Refs 5th c.BC+
II.4 snatch, tear or drag away, πῶλον παρὰ συννόμων Refs 5th c.BC+:—passive, ἔλαφον ἀπ᾽ ἐμῶν γονάτων σπασθεῖσαν Refs
II.5 metaphorically, carry away, draw aside, ἀλλά σ᾽ ἔσπασεν πειθώ Refs 5th c.BC+
II.6 in Medicine texts, cause convulsion or spasm, variant in Refs 5th c.BC+:—passive, to be convulsed, σπασθεὶς ἀποθνῄσκει Refs 4th c.BC+; ἐσπᾶτο γὰρ πέδονδε καὶ μετάρσιος, of Heracles in his agony, Refs 5th c.BC+: metaphorically, to be harassed, anxious, Refs 2nd c.AD+
III draw in, suck in, θρόμβον αἵματος Refs 5th c.BC+; συνεκθανεῖν σπῶντα χρὴ τῷ πώματιRefs 2nd c.AD+; opposed to λάπτω, κάπτω, Refs 1st c.AD+; σ. τὸν μαστόν suck it, Refs 4th c.BC+; and in middle, ταυρείου σπασάμενος αἵματος Refs 2nd c.AD+:—passive, of the female, to be sucked, Refs 4th c.BC+
III.2 σ. τὸ πνεῦμα draw breath, Refs 4th c.BC+; absorb, ἕκαστον τῶν τοῦ σώματος τὸ αὑτῷ οἰκεῖον ἐσπακέναι Refs 4th c.BC+
III.3 metaphorically, derive, τροφήν, of winds, Refs 5th c.BC+drew, derived.., Refs; σ. ἔρωτα enjoy it, Refs 2nd c.AD+; ὀλίγον ὕπνου σ. snatch a little sleep, Refs 3rd c.AD+:—middle, Refs
IV draw tight, pull the reins, χαλινῷ τὸ στόμα τοῦ ἵππου Refs 5th c.BC+
IV.2 of angling, ἡ μήρινθος οὐδὲν ἔσπασεν Refs 5th c.BC+ 'he took nothing by his motion', Refs
V derive, ἐπωνυμίαν παρά τινων Refs 2nd c.AD+; ἀρχὴν λυρικῆς καὶ πέρας σ. Refs; ῥίζαν σ. τινός derive one's origin from.., Refs 4th 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.

drew2×

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 itWhat it isUsuallyTimes
sperantosσπασάμενοςhappened · subjectaorist middle participle nominative singular masculinedrew2×

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

acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice

Who personhappening now presentwas happening imperfecthas happened perfecthad happened pluperfect
I 1st person singularspomōspomespomēspomelē
you 2nd person singularsposōsposesposēsposelē
he/she/it 3rd person singularspotōspotespotēspotelē
we 1st person pluralsponōsponesponēsponelē
ye 2nd person pluralspovōspovespovēspovelē
they 3rd person pluralspolōspolespolēspolelē

acts on or for itself middle voice

Who personwill happen futurehappened aorist
I 1st person singularspemispema
you 2nd person singularspesispesa
he/she/it 3rd person singularspetispeta
we 1st person pluralspenispena
ye 2nd person pluralspevispeva
they 3rd person pluralspelispela
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences

acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice

Who personhappening now presenthas happened perfect
I 1st person singularspomeiōspomeiē
you 2nd person singularsposeiōsposeiē
he/she/it 3rd person singularspoteiōspoteiē
we 1st person pluralsponeiōsponeiē
ye 2nd person pluralspoveiōspoveiē
they 3rd person pluralspoleiōspoleiē

acts on or for itself middle voice

Who personhappened aorist
I 1st person singularspemeia
you 2nd person singularspeseia
he/she/it 3rd person singularspeteia
we 1st person pluralspeneia
ye 2nd person pluralspeveia
they 3rd person pluralspeleia
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences

acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice

Who personhappening now presenthas happened perfect
you 2nd person singularsposōrsposēr
he/she/it 3rd person singularspotōrspotēr
ye 2nd person pluralspovōrspovēr
they 3rd person pluralspolōrspolēr

acts on or for itself middle voice

Who personhappened aorist
you 2nd person singularspesar
he/she/it 3rd person singularspetar
ye 2nd person pluralspevar
they 3rd person pluralspelar
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences

acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice

Who personhappening now present
I 1st person singularspomoiō
you 2nd person singularsposoiō
he/she/it 3rd person singularspotoiō
we 1st person pluralsponoiō
ye 2nd person pluralspovoiō
they 3rd person pluralspoloiō

acts on or for itself middle voice

Who personhappened aorist
I 1st person singularspemoia
you 2nd person singularspesoia
he/she/it 3rd person singularspetoia
we 1st person pluralspenoia
ye 2nd person pluralspevoia
they 3rd person pluralspeloia
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
Who is acting voicehappening now presentwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfect
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voicesporōsporē
acts on or for itself middle voicesperispera
Used as an adjective — participle, 2 occurrences
Who is acting voicehappening now presentwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfect
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voicesporōntossporēntos
acts on or for itself middle voicesperintossperantos2×σπασάμενος

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
spstem+aoeiwho is acting voice+mstnvl—who person+—eiroistatement, command, wish mood+ōeiaēelēwhen tense+—ntthen it declines+—ogender+—sits job in the sentence case

sp 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

sperantos“drew”happened · subjectaorist middle participle nominative singular masculine2×

Mark 14:47henos de tinos toiu parastēarēntoiu sperantos tan machairan paiata ton doulon tou …And one of the bystanders drew his sword and struck the servant …

Acts 16:27… horarantos anoigorēntain tain thurain tau fulakau sperantos tan machairan mellate heauton anairarō, nomizarōntos …… saw the prison doors open, he drew his sword and was about to …