What does εὐθέως · ἀνασπάω mean in the Bible?
εὐθέως · ἀνασπάω is a Greek phrase meaning "will he not immediately pull up/out".
Greek · G2112, G385
οὐκ εὐθέως ἀνασπάσει
Immediately · to take up or extricate
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Words in this compound — expand to study each participant
εὐθέωςG2112immediately
Pronunciationeuthéōs
Emphasizes immediacy without delay, often marking sudden transitions in narrative action or divine response.
Open lexicon entry →ἀνασπάωG385to take up or extricate
Pronunciationanaspáō
Open lexicon entry →What does οὐκ εὐθέως ἀνασπάσει (ouk eutheōs anaspasei) mean in the Bible?
εὐθέως · ἀνασπάω is a Greek phrase meaning "will he not immediately pull up/out".
Full entry for οὐκ εὐθέως ἀνασπάσει (G2112, G385) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G2112, G385?
G2112, G385 is connected to 35 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. will he not immediately pull up/out
Source Gloss
will he not immediately pull up/out
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 1 case and number pattern. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns1Aligned forms35
Matt 4:20 · Matt 4:22 · Matt 8:3 · Matt 13:5 · Matt 14:22 · Matt 14:31 · Matt 20:34 · Matt 21:2 · Matt 24:29 · Matt 25:15 · Matt 26:49 · Matt 26:74 · Matt 27:48 · Luke 5:13 · Luke 12:36 · Luke 12:5435×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 2 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist1future1
Voice
passive1active1
Mood
indicative2
NT Occurrences
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
οὐκ εὐθέως ἀνασπάσει is built from this root: