verb
suramō
Greekσύρω (surō)
Strong’sG4951
I draw, drag
stem sur-5 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books4 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
σύρω
[in LXX: IV Ki 17:13 (סחב), IV Mac 6:1, al.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4951 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidsoo'-ro
to trail
Fromprobably akin to G138;
King Jamesdrag, draw, hale.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| suratōσύρει | happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular | swept away | 1× |
| suraleἔσυρον | was happening · theyimperfect active indicative 3rd person plural | dragged | 2× |
| surarōtosσύρων | happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular masculine | dragged off | 1× |
| surarōtoisσύροντες | happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine | dragging | 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, 3 occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | suramō | surame | surami | surama | suramē | suramelē |
| you 2nd person singular | surasō | surase | surasi | surasa | surasē | suraselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | suratō1×σύρει | surate | surati | surata | suratē | suratelē |
| we 1st person plural | suranō | surane | surani | surana | suranē | suranelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | suravō | surave | suravi | surava | suravē | suravelē |
| they 3rd person plural | suralō | surale2×ἔσυρον | surali | surala | suralē | suralelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | surameiō | surameia | surameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | suraseiō | suraseia | suraseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | surateiō | surateia | surateiē |
| we 1st person plural | suraneiō | suraneia | suraneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | suraveiō | suraveia | suraveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | suraleiō | suraleia | suraleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | surasōr | surasar | surasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | suratōr | suratar | suratēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | suravōr | suravar | suravēr |
| they 3rd person plural | suralōr | suralar | suralēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | suramoiō | suramoia |
| you 2nd person singular | surasoiō | surasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | suratoiō | suratoia |
| we 1st person plural | suranoiō | suranoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | suravoiō | suravoia |
| they 3rd person plural | suraloiō | suraloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | surarō | surari | surara | surarē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 2 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | surarōtos2×σύρων | suraritos | suraratos | surarētos |
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
sur 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
Words built on the same stem
Where it appears
5 occurrences, every one of them listed
suratō“swept away”happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular1×
Revelation 12:4“swept away”kai tas ouras autou suratō tem tritem toiu astēroiu tou ouranou, kai ballata autoin eis tan gēan. kai tos drakōnos histanatē enōpion tau gunaikau tau mellarōtau tiktara, hina hotan tiktateia tem teknem autau katesthiateia.His tail swept a third of the stars from the sky, hurling them to the earth. And the dragon stood before the woman who was about to give birth, ready to devour her child as soon as she gave birth.
surale“dragged”was happening · theyimperfect active indicative 3rd person plural2×
Acts 14:19“dragged”Eperchala de apo Antiocheiau kai Ikonieu Ioudaiois, kai peitharatois toin ochloin kai lithazaratois ton Paulon surale exō tau politau, nomizarōtois auton thnēskarē.Then some Jews arrived from Antioch and Iconium and won over the crowds. They stoned Paul and dragged him outside the city, presuming he was dead.
Acts 17:6“dragged”mē heuriskaratois de autoin surale Iasōnon kai tinoin adelfoin epi toin politarchoin, boarōtois hoti Tois tan oikoumenan anastataratois houtois kai enthade pareialō,But when they could not find them, they dragged Jason and some other brothers before the city officials, shouting, “These men who have turned the world upside down have now come here,
surarōtos“dragged off”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular masculine1×
Acts 8:3“dragged off”Saulos de lumainete tan ekklēsan kata toin oikoin eisporeuerōtos, surarōtos tē anēroin kai gunaikain paradōate eis fulakan.But Saul began to destroy the church. Going from house to house, he dragged off men and women and put them in prison.
surarōtois“dragging”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine1×
John 21:8“dragging”tois de allois mathētois te ploiarie erchala, ouk gar ale makran apo tau gēau alla hōs apo pēchoiu diakosioi, surarōtois tem diktuem toiu ichthoiu.The other disciples came ashore in the boat. They dragged in the net full of fish, for they were not far from land, only about a hundred yards.