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SBL Greek New Testament lexicon

ἀποσπάω

Lemmaἀποσπάω
Citation formἀποσπάω
Part of speechverb
GlossI wrench away from, drag away, withdraw
Strong’sG0645
Transliterationapospáō
Definitionto drag forth, i.e. (literally) unsheathe (a sword), or relatively (with a degree of force implied) retire (personally or factiously)
KJV glosses:--(with-)draw (away), after we were gotten from.
Derivationfrom and
SBLGNT occurrences5

Forms and grammatical context

Each form is parsed from its actual MorphGNT occurrence; a form may have more than one analysis depending on context.

Greek formGrammar and occurrences
ἀπέσπασεν
verb, third person, aorist, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3AAI-S--)Matthew 26:51
ἀπεσπάσθη
verb, third person, aorist, passive, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3API-S--)Luke 22:41
ἀπησπασάμεθα
verb, first person, aorist, middle, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 1AMI-P--)Acts 21:6
ἀποσπᾶν
verb, present, active, infinitive (MorphGNT -PAN----)Acts 20:30
ἀποσπασθέντας
verb, aorist, passive, participle, accusative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT -APPAPM-)Acts 21:1

Morphology

Occurrences

Septuagint occurrences

The same normalized Greek lemma occurs in the Rahlfs Septuagint: αποσπαω.