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Koine Greek wordlink #19448

SR GNT Mat 26:51 ἀπέσπασεν (apespasen) ‘having stretched_out his hand drew_out the sword of him’ Strongs=6450 Lemma=apospaō
Word role=verb mood=indicative tense=aorist voice=active person=3rd number=singular
Year=33 AD

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Only use of identical word form ἀπέσπασεν (V-IAA3··S) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘ἀπέσπασεν’ (V-IAA3··S) is always and only glossed as ‘drew_out’.

Mat 26:51 ‘having stretched_out his hand drew_out the sword of him’ SR GNT Mat 26:51 word 12

OET-LV: 51 And see, one of _the ones with Yaʸsous, having _stretched _out his hand, drew _out the sword of _him, and having _struck the slave of _the chief _priest, cut _off the ear of _him. (MAT_26:51)

OET-RV: 51 But wow, one of Yeshua’s group put out a hand to stop them, then drew his sword and struck at the chief priest’s slave, cutting off his ear. (MAT 26:51)

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘apospaō’ have 4 different glosses: ‘having_been withdrawn’, ‘to_be drawing_out’, ‘was withdrawn’, ‘drew_out’.

Key: V=verb