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Greek · G645, G3162

ἀπέσπασεν τὴν μάχαιραν

To draw away · sword

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ἀποσπάω G645 to draw away
Pronunciation apospáō
To forcibly separate or withdraw, often implying sudden or violent action in physical contexts.
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μάχαιρα G3162 sword
Pronunciation máchaira
Short sword or dagger, distinct from larger broad swords; metaphorically, instrument of judgment and division.
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What does ἀπέσπασεν τὴν μάχαιραν (apespasen tēn machairan) mean in the Bible?

ἀποσπάω · μάχαιρα is a Greek phrase meaning "to drag forth, i.e. (literally) unsheathe (a sword), or relatively (with a degree of force implied) retire (personally or factiously)".

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Questions this entry answers

What does ἀποσπάω · μάχαιρα mean in the Bible?

e. (literally) unsheathe (a sword), or relatively (with a degree of force implied) retire (personally or factiously)".

How many biblical occurrences are listed for G645, G3162?

G645, G3162 is connected to 5 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.

Evidence Summary

Greek phrase. to drag forth, i.e. (literally) unsheathe (a sword), or relatively (with a degree of force implied) retire (personally or factiously)

Strong's G645, G3162
Lexical occurrences 5 verses Word forms 3 forms 5 references

Source Gloss

to drag forth, i.e. (literally) unsheathe (a sword), or relatively (with a degree of force implied) retire (personally or factiously)
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 3 Aligned forms 5 Tenses Aorist, Present Voices Active, Passive, Middle
Tenses
Aorist Present
Voices
Active Passive Middle
Indicative states a fact or reality 3×
Aorist Active Matt 26:51 1×
Aorist Passive Luke 22:41 1×
Aorist Middle Acts 21:6 1×
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 1×
Present Active Acts 20:30 1×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 1×
Aorist Passive Acts 21:1 1×
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
completed 3 infinitive 1 participle 1
Tense
aorist 4 present 1
Voice
active 2 passive 2 middle 1
Mood
indicative 3 infinitive 1 participle 1
NT Occurrences
Matthew 26:51 ἀπέσπασεν aorist active indicative completed Luke 22:41 ἀπεσπάσθη aorist passive indicative completed Acts 20:30 ἀποσπᾶν present active infinitive infinitive Acts 21:1 ἀποσπασθέντας aorist passive participle participle Acts 21:6 ἀπησπασάμεθα aorist middle indicative completed

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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