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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 4685. σπάω (spaó) -- To draw, pull</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/4685.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/ephesians/4-22.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/4685.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 4685</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/4684.htm" title="4684">◄</a> 4685. spaó <a href="../greek/4686.htm" title="4686">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">spaó: To draw, pull</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">σπάω</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Verb<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>spaó<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>spah'-o<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(spah'-o)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>To draw, pull<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>I draw (as a sword), pull.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>A primary verb<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "spaó," the concept of drawing or pulling can be related to Hebrew verbs like מָשַׁךְ (mashak), which means to draw or pull.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The Greek verb "spaó" primarily means to draw or pull something, often with a sense of effort or force. In the New Testament, it is used in contexts where physical drawing or pulling is involved, such as drawing a sword.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the ancient Greco-Roman world, the act of drawing or pulling was often associated with physical labor or military actions. The term "spaó" would have been understood in the context of everyday activities such as drawing water from a well or drawing a weapon in preparation for battle. The imagery of drawing a sword, in particular, would resonate with the audience familiar with Roman soldiers and their equipment.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>a prim. verb<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>to draw (a sword)<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>drew (2).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 4685: σπάω</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">σπάω</span></span>, <span class="greek2">σπω</span>: 1 aorist middle <span class="greek2">ἐσπασαμην</span>; (cognate with <span class="greek2">ἀσπάζομαι</span> (to draw to oneself, embrace, etc.), English <span class="accented">spasm,</span> etc.); from <span class="abbreviation">Homer</span> down; the <span class="manuref">Sept.</span> chiefly for <span class="hebrew">שָׁלַף</span>; <span class="accented">to draw</span>: middle with <span class="greek2">μαχοιραν</span> (cf. <span class="abbreviation">Buttmann</span>, § 135, 4), to draw one's sword, <a href="/interlinear/mark/14-47.htm">Mark 14:47</a>; <a href="/interlinear/acts/16-27.htm">Acts 16:27</a> (<a href="/interlinear/numbers/22-31.htm">Numbers 22:31</a>; <span class="greek2">τήν</span> <span class="greek2">ῥομφαιον</span>, 23; <a href="/interlinear/judges/9-54.htm">Judges 9:54</a>, etc.). (Compare: <span class="greek2">ἀνασπάω</span>, <span class="greek2">ἀποσπάω</span>, <span class="greek2">διασπάω</span>, <span class="greek2">ἐπισπάω</span>, <span class="greek2">περισπάω</span>.)<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>draw out. <p>A primary verb; to draw -- draw (out). <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>εσπάσαντο εσπάσατο έσπασε εσπασμένη εσπασμένην εσπασμένοι εσπασμένους εσπασμένων σπάσαι σπασαμενος σπασάμενος σπασμένων σπώμενοι σπωμένων spasamenos spasámenos<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/mark/14-47.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Mark 14:47</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Singular">V-APM-NMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/mark/14.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">τῶν παρεστηκότων <b>σπασάμενος</b> τὴν μάχαιραν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/mark/14.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> who stood <span class="itali">by drew</span> his sword,<br><a href="/kjvs/mark/14.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> that stood by <span class="itali">drew</span> a sword,<br><a href="/interlinear/mark/14-47.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of those standing by <span class="itali">having drawn</span> the sword<p><b><a href="/text/acts/16-27.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 16:27</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Singular">V-APM-NMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/16.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">τῆς φυλακῆς <b>σπασάμενος</b> τὴν μάχαιραν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/16.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> opened, <span class="itali">he drew</span> his sword<br><a href="/kjvs/acts/16.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> open, <span class="itali">he drew out</span> his sword,<br><a href="/interlinear/acts/16-27.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of the prison <span class="itali">having drawn</span> his sword<p><b><a href="/greek/4685.htm">Strong's Greek 4685</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_4685.htm">2 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/spasamenos_4685.htm">σπασάμενος — 2 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/4684.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="4684"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="4684" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/4686.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="4686"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="4686" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>