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ἀναβιβάζω
anabibazō
G0307
G:V Greek

to pull up

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anabibazo describes drawing something up, as a full net is brought onto the shore.

The attested use describes drawing a full net up onto the shore, before its contents are sorted.

Senses in use

  1. Drawing a full net up to shore · dominant

    In Matthew 13:48, the aorist active masculine plural participle occurs in the clause preceding the sit-down and sorting of the catch; the APB renders the action, "they pulled it up onto the shore."

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Matthew 13:48, the APB presents the action as "they pulled it up onto the shore." The verse is read as a whole, but this rendering fits the clause's movement of the full net before the catch is collected.

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