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ἀποσπάω

Transliteration: apospao · verb

5x in NTFirst: Matt 26:51
MeaningI wrench away from, drag away, withdraw
Part of speechverb
Frequency5x in the New Testament
Key inflected formsἀπέσπασεν, ἀπεσπάσθη, ἀποσπᾶν, ἀποσπασθέντας, ἀπησπασάμεθα
Example versesMatt 26:51 · Luke 22:41 · Acts 20:30 · Acts 21:1 · Acts 21:6
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What kind of word is ἀποσπάω?

ἀποσπάω (apospao) is a verb that occurs 5 times in the Greek New Testament (Koine). It means “I wrench away from, drag away, withdraw” and first appears in Matt 26:51.

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