385. anaspaó

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.

Word Origin: From the Greek prefix ἀνά (ana, meaning "up" or "again") and σπάω (spao, meaning "to draw" or "to pull").

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

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.