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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
σπάω
Greek transliteration: 
spaō
Simplified transliteration: 
spao
Principal Parts: 
σπάσω, ἔπασα, -, -, ἐσπάσθην
Numbers
Strong's number: 
4685
GK Number: 
5060
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
2
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
v-1d(1b)
Gloss: 
(mid.) to draw (a sword)
Definition: 
to draw, pull; to draw, a sword, Mk. 14:47; Acts 16:27*

Greek-English Concordance for σπάω

Mark 14:47 But one of those standing by, having (spasamenos | σπασάμενος | aor mid ptcp nom sg masc) drawn his sword, struck the servant of the high priest and cut off his ear.
Acts 16:27 When the jailer woke up and saw the doors of the prison standing open, he drew (spasamenos | σπασάμενος | aor mid ptcp nom sg masc) his sword and was about to kill himself, for he thought the prisoners had escaped.