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Greek · G4951, G1350

σύροντες τὸ δίκτυον

To trail · a seine (for fishing)

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σύρω G4951 to trail
Pronunciation sýrō
Forcibly drag someone away, often implying arrest, violence, or legal compulsion toward judgment.
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δίκτυον G1350 a seine (for fishing)
Pronunciation díktyon
A net for catching fish, used metaphorically in NT for gathering disciples into God's kingdom.
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What does σύροντες τὸ δίκτυον (syrontes to diktyon) mean in the Bible?

σύρω · δίκτυον is a Greek phrase meaning "dragging the net".

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What does σύρω · δίκτυον mean in the Bible?

σύρω · δίκτυον is a Greek phrase meaning "dragging the net".

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

Strong's G4951, G1350
Lexical occurrences 5 verses Word forms 2 forms 5 references

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 groups 2 Aligned forms 5 Tenses Imperfect, Present Voices Active
Tenses
Imperfect Present
Voices
Active
Indicative states a fact or reality 3×
Imperfect Active Acts 14:19 · Acts 17:6 2×
Present Active Rev 12:4 1×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 2×
Present Active John 21:8 · Acts 8:3 2×
5 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 5 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect
ongoing 1 background 2 participle 2
Tense
present 3 imperfect 2
Voice
active 5
Mood
indicative 3 participle 2
NT Occurrences
John 21:8 σύροντες present active participle participle Acts 8:3 σύρων present active participle participle Acts 14:19 ἔσυρον imperfect active indicative background Acts 17:6 ἔσυρον imperfect active indicative background Revelation 12:4 σύρει present active indicative ongoing

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)

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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