Lexicon
σύρω
surō
G4951
G:V Greek

to drag

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suro describes drawing people, a net, or stars along in scenes of seizure, fishing, and cosmic action.

The attested use describes bringing persons or things along by drawing them: crowds take Paul and Jason away, Saul takes men and women to prison, disciples bring in a net, and a tail moves stars toward the earth.

Senses in use

  1. Drawing or sweeping something along · dominant

    In Acts 14:19 and Acts 17:6, the imperfect active indicative forms occur where crowds take Paul out of the city and take Jason and some brothers before the authorities; the APB renders both clauses with “dragged.” The present active participles in Acts 8:3 and John 21:8 accompany Saul's house-to-house seizure of men and women and the disciples' approach to land with a net, while Revelation 12:4 uses a present active indicative for the tail's action on stars; the APB renders these scenes “dragged,” “dragging,” and “swept away.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term with “dragged” or “dragging” in Acts 14:19, Acts 17:6, Acts 8:3, and John 21:8, but with “swept away” in Revelation 12:4. These renderings show the verse-level presentation rather than fixed English equivalents.

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