σπάω [in LXX chiefly for שָׁלַף, ;] in cl. poët. for ἕλκω; mostly used in mid. (cf. M, Pr., 157), to draw: μάχαιραν, Mrk.14:47, Act.16:27,† (AS)
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spaō · to draw · Greek
2 tagged verse occurrences
Mark 14:47 · σπασάμενοςAnd one of them that stood by drew a sword, and smote a servant of the high priest, and cut off his ear.Acts 16:27 · σπασάμενοςAnd the keeper of the prison awaking out of his sleep, and seeing the prison doors open, he drew out his sword, and would have killed himself, supposing that the prisoners had been fled.