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Lexicon :: Strong's G4685 - spaō

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σπάω
Transliteration
spaō (Key)
Pronunciation
spah'-o
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primary verb
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Strong’s Definitions

σπάω spáō, spah'-o; a primary verb; to draw:—draw (out).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x

The KJV translates Strong's G4685 in the following manner: draw (1x), draw out (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x
The KJV translates Strong's G4685 in the following manner: draw (1x), draw out (1x).

  1. to draw

  2. to draw (one's sword)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
σπάω spáō, spah'-o; a primary verb; to draw:—draw (out).
STRONGS G4685:
σπάω, σπω: 1 aorist middle ἐσπασαμην; (cognate with ἀσπάζομαι (to draw to oneself, embrace, etc.), English spasm, etc.); from Homer down; the Sept. chiefly for שָׁלַף; to draw: middle with μαχοιραν (cf. Buttmann, § 135, 4), to draw one's sword, Mark 14:47; Acts 16:27 (Numbers 22:31; τήν ῥομφαιον, 23; Judges 9:54, etc.). (Compare: ἀνασπάω, ἀποσπάω, διασπάω, ἐπισπάω, περισπάω.)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Numbers
22:31
Judges
9:54
Mark
14:47
Acts
16:27

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Strong's Number G4685 matches the Greek σπάω (spaō),
which occurs 26 times in 24 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 22:23

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:23 - Then the donkey saw the angel of Yahweh standing in the way with his drawn sword in his hand, and the donkey turned off from the way and went into the field; so Balaam struck the donkey to turn it back into the way.

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Then Yahweh opened the eyes of Balaam, and he saw the angel of Yahweh standing in the way with his drawn sword in his hand; and he bowed his head down [fn]and prostrated himself to the ground.

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Now it happened when Joshua was by Jericho, that he lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, a man was standing opposite him with his sword drawn in his hand, and Joshua went to him and said to him, “Are you for us or for our adversaries?”

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Now Zebah and Zalmunna were in Karkor, and their camps with them, about 15,000 men, all who were left of the entire camp of the sons of the east; for the fallen were 120,000 men who drew the sword.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 8:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 8:20 - So he said to Jether his firstborn, “Rise, kill them.” But the youth did not draw his sword, for he was afraid because he was still a youth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:54 - Then he called quickly to the young man, his armor bearer, and said to him, “Draw your sword and put me to death, lest they say of me, ‘A woman killed him.’” So [fn]the young man pierced him through, and he died.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 20:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 20:2 - And the [fn]chiefs of all the people, even of all the tribes of Israel, took their stand in the assembly of the people of God, 400,000 foot [fn]soldiers who draw the sword.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 20:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 20:15 - And from the cities on that day the sons of Benjamin were [fn]numbered, 26,000 men who draw the sword, besides the inhabitants of Gibeah who were [fn]numbered, 700 choice men.

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And the men of Israel besides Benjamin were [fn]numbered, 400,000 men who draw the sword; all these were men of war.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 20:25

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 20:25 - And Benjamin went out to meet them from Gibeah the second day and destroyed to the ground again 18,000 men of the sons of Israel; all these drew the sword.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 20:35

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 20:35 - Then Yahweh [fn]defeated Benjamin before Israel, so that the sons of Israel destroyed 25,100 men of Benjamin that day, all [fn]who drew the sword.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 20:46

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 20:46 - So all of Benjamin who fell that day were 25,000 men who drew the sword; all these were valiant men.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 31:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 31:4 - Then Saul said to his armor bearer, “Draw your sword and pierce me through with it, lest these uncircumcised come and pierce me through and abuse me.” But his armor bearer was not willing, for he was greatly afraid. So Saul took his sword and fell on it.

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These are the names of the mighty men whom David had: Josheb-basshebeth a Tahchemonite, chief of the [fn]captains, he was called Adino the Eznite, because of eight hundred slain by him at one time;

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 24:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 24:9 - And Joab gave the total count of the [fn]census of the people to the king; and there were in Israel 800,000 valiant men who drew the sword, and the men of Judah were 500,000 men.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 3:26

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 3:26 - Then the king of Moab saw that the battle was too strong for him, so he took with him 700 men who drew swords, to break through to the king of Edom; but they could not.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 10:4 - Then Saul said to his armor bearer, “Draw your sword and pierce me through with it, lest these uncircumcised come and abuse me.” But his armor bearer was not willing, for he was greatly afraid. So Saul took his sword and fell on it.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 11:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:11 - These constitute the list of the mighty men whom David had: Jashobeam, the son of a Hachmonite, the chief of the thirty; he lifted up his spear against three hundred [fn]slain by him at one time.

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Now [fn]Abshai, the brother of Joab, was chief of the [fn]thirty. And he swung his spear against three hundred [fn]who were slain by him; and he had a name as well as the [fn]thirty.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 21:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 21:5 - And Joab gave the total count of the [fn]census of the people to David. And all Israel were 1,100,000 men who drew the sword; and Judah was 470,000 men who drew the sword.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 21:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 21:16 - Then David lifted up his eyes and saw the angel of Yahweh standing between earth and heaven, with his drawn sword in his hand stretched out over Jerusalem. Then David and the elders, covered with sackcloth, fell on their faces.

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The wicked have drawn the sword and bent their bow

To cast down the afflicted and the needy,

To slay those who are upright in conduct.

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“Now as for you, son of man, prophesy and say, ‘Thus says Lord Yahweh concerning the sons of Ammon and concerning their reproach,’ and say: ‘A sword, a sword is drawn, polished for the slaughter, to cause it [fn]to consume, that it may be like lightning—

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 26:15

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Thus says Lord Yahweh to Tyre, “Shall not the coastlands shake at the sound of your downfall when the wounded groan, when the killing occurs in your midst?

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