What does σύρω · δίκτυον mean in the Bible?
σύρω · δίκτυον is a Greek phrase meaning "dragging the net".
Greek · G4951, G1350
σύροντες τὸ δίκτυον
To trail · a seine (for fishing)
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Words in this compound — expand to study each participant
σύρωG4951to trail
Pronunciationsýrō
Forcibly drag someone away, often implying arrest, violence, or legal compulsion toward judgment.
Open lexicon entry →δίκτυονG1350a seine (for fishing)
Pronunciationdíktyon
A net for catching fish, used metaphorically in NT for gathering disciples into God's kingdom.
Open lexicon entry →What does σύροντες τὸ δίκτυον (syrontes to diktyon) mean in the Bible?
σύρω · δίκτυον is a Greek phrase meaning "dragging the net".
Full entry for σύροντες τὸ δίκτυον (G4951, G1350) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G4951, G1350?
G4951, G1350 is connected to 5 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. dragging the net
Source Gloss
dragging the net
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups2Aligned forms5TensesImperfect, PresentVoicesActive
Tenses
Voices
Indicativestates a fact or reality3×
Imperfect ActiveActs 14:19 · Acts 17:62×
Present ActiveRev 12:41×
Participleverbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality2×
Present ActiveJohn 21:8 · Acts 8:32×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 5 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present3imperfect2
Voice
active5
Mood
indicative3participle2
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
σύροντες τὸ δίκτυον is built from this root: