verb
spemō
Greekσπάομαι (spaomai)
Strong’sG4685
I draw (as a sword)
stem sp-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books1 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
σπάω
[in LXX chiefly for שׁלף,;]
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.
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| speratosσπασάμενος | happened · subjectaorist middle participle nominative singular masculine | drew | 2× |
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 | spemō | speme | spemi | spema | spemē | spemelē |
| you 2nd person singular | spesō | spese | spesi | spesa | spesē | speselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | spetō | spete | speti | speta | spetē | spetelē |
| we 1st person plural | spenō | spene | speni | spena | spenē | spenelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | spevō | speve | spevi | speva | spevē | spevelē |
| they 3rd person plural | spelō | spele | speli | spela | spelē | spelelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | spemeiō | spemeia | spemeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | speseiō | speseia | speseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | speteiō | speteia | speteiē |
| we 1st person plural | speneiō | speneia | speneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | speveiō | speveia | speveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | speleiō | speleia | speleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | spesōr | spesar | spesēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | spetōr | spetar | spetēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | spevōr | spevar | spevēr |
| they 3rd person plural | spelōr | spelar | spelēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | spemoiō | spemoia |
| you 2nd person singular | spesoiō | spesoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | spetoiō | spetoia |
| we 1st person plural | spenoiō | spenoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | spevoiō | spevoia |
| they 3rd person plural | speloiō | speloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on or for itself middle voice | sperō | speri | spera | sperē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 2 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on or for itself middle voice | sperōtos | speritos | speratos2×σπασάμενος | sperētos |
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
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
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
speratos“drew”happened · subjectaorist middle participle nominative singular masculine2×
Mark 14:47“drew”henos de tinos toiu paristanarētoiu speratos tan machairan paiata ton doulon tou archierevou kai afairata autou tem ōtariem.And one of the bystanders drew his sword and struck the servant of the high priest, cutting off his ear.
Acts 16:27“drew”exupnos de gineratos tos desmofulaxos kai horaratos anoigirētain tain thurain tau fulakau speratos tan machairan mellate heauton anairarō, nomizarōtos ekfeugarē toin desmioin.When the jailer woke up and saw the prison doors open, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself, presuming that the prisoners had escaped.