Strong's Greek · G4685

G4685 spáō

σπάω

spah'-o

to draw

Looking for Hebrew H4685 mâtsôwd? It has the same number in Strong's Hebrew lexicon but is a different word, not a translation of G4685. Strong's numbering starts again for each language.

spáō appears twice in Scripture, in Mark 14:47 and Acts 16:27. In the Doxa app, open each of these verses, keep your notes on them, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.

Definition

to draw

In the King James Version

draw (out)

Derivation

a primary verb;

Appears 2 times in Scripture

Mark 14:47

“And one of the bystanders drew his sword and struck the servant of the high priest, cutting off his ear.”

Acts 16:27

“When the jailer woke up and saw the prison doors open, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself, presuming that the prisoners had escaped.”

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Word study: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), with glosses and editions from STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org); Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0); Strong's Greek Dictionary in XML by Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen (CC0). Sources and changes Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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