◄ 385. anaspaó ►
Berean Strong's Lexicon anaspaó: To draw up, to pull up, to uproot Original Word: ἀνασπάω Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: anaspaó Pronunciation: an-as-pah'-o Phonetic Spelling: (an-as-pah'-o) Definition: To draw up, to pull up, to uproot Meaning: I drag up, pull up, draw up, draw out. Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "anaspaó," the concept of uprooting can be found in Hebrew words like עָקַר (akar, Strong's H6131), which means "to pluck up" or "to root out." Usage: The verb "anaspaó" is used in the New Testament to describe the action of pulling or drawing something up, often with the connotation of uprooting or removing from a fixed position. It conveys a sense of forceful or deliberate action, often implying a change in status or condition. Cultural and Historical Background: In the ancient Greco-Roman world, the concept of uprooting was often associated with agricultural practices, such as pulling up weeds or harvesting crops. The metaphor of uprooting was also used in philosophical and rhetorical contexts to describe the removal of ideas or beliefs. In the biblical context, it can symbolize divine intervention or judgment, where God removes or changes established orders or situations. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origin from ana and spaó Definition to draw up NASB Translation drawn (1), pull (1). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 385: ἀνασπάω ἀνασπάω, ἀνάσπω: ἀνασπάσω; 1 aorist passive ἀνεσπασθην; to draw up: Luke 14:5; Acts 11:10. (From Homer down.) Strong's Exhaustive Concordance draw up, pull out. From ana and spao; to take up or extricate -- draw up, pull out. see GREEK ana see GREEK spao Forms and Transliterations ανασπάσατε ανασπασει ανασπάσει ἀνασπάσει ανέσπασε ανεσπασθη ανεσπάσθη ἀνεσπάσθη anaspasei anaspásei anespasthe anespasthē anespásthe anespásthē Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman's Concordance Luke 14:5 V-FIA-3S GRK: οὐκ εὐθέως ἀνασπάσει αὐτὸν ἐν NAS: and will not immediately pull him out on a Sabbath KJV: pull him out on the sabbath INT: not immediately he will pull up him on Acts 11:10 V-AIP-3S GRK: τρίς καὶ ἀνεσπάσθη πάλιν ἅπαντα NAS: and everything was drawn back KJV: and all were drawn up again into INT: three times and was drawn up again all Strong's Greek 385 2 Occurrences ἀνασπάσει — 1 Occ. ἀνεσπάσθη — 1 Occ.