Lexicon
ἀνασπάω
anaspaō
G0385
G:V Greek

to pull up

2
Occurrences
2
Books
Greek
Language

Anaspao describes drawing something upward or out, whether from a well or up into heaven.

The two occurrences show upward or outward drawing in concrete settings: someone or an ox is brought out of a well, and all that was seen is drawn up into heaven.

Senses in use

  1. Drawing up or out · dominant

    In Luke 14:5, the future active form occurs in the question about a son or ox falling into a well; the APB renders the action as immediately to “pull him out.” In Acts 11:10, the aorist passive form describes everything being drawn up again into heaven; the APB renders the clause “everything was drawn up again into heaven.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the action as “pull him out” in Luke 14:5 and as being “drawn up again into heaven” in Acts 11:10. These phrases confirm the clauses' upward or outward movement rather than establish separate meanings.

Passages featuring this word

Across Scripture