GreekG4951Verb

σύρω

surō

5Occurrences
G4951Strong's #
VerbPart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

to trail

probably akin to G138 (αἱρέομαι);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
to draw, drag: with accusative of thing(s),; ἔξω πόλεως; ἐπὶ πολιτάρχας.
LXX: 4 (סָחַב), 4

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Verb

Morphology Code

G:V

Full Description

Greek Verb

Occurrences

σύρω appears 5 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Acts
3
John
1
Revelation
1

Key Passages

Acts 14:19BSB

Then some Jews arrived from Antioch and Iconium and won over the crowds. They stoned Paul and dragged him outside the city, presuming he was dead.

Acts 17:6BSB

But when they could not find them, they dragged Jason and some other brothers before the city officials, shouting, “These men who have turned the world upside down have now come here,

Acts 8:3BSB

But Saul began to destroy the church. Going from house to house, he dragged off men and women and put them in prison.

John 21:8BSB

The other disciples came ashore in the boat. They dragged in the net full of fish, for they were not far from land, only about a hundred yards.

Revelation 12:4BSB

His tail swept a third of the stars from the sky, tossing them to the earth. And the dragon stood before the woman who was about to give birth, ready to devour her child as soon as she gave birth.

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