σύρω G4951
To drag, pull forcibly along the ground; to haul away by force, whether persons, objects, or figuratively.
This verb conveys raw physical force — the act of hauling or dragging something or someone along. Its NT uses paint vivid pictures: disciples dragging a net heavy with fish to shore (John 21:8), Saul violently dragging believers out of their homes for imprisonment (Acts 8:3), a mob dragging Paul out of a city after stoning him (Acts 14:19), and Jason being dragged before the authorities (Acts 17:6). Revelation 12:4 uses it cosmically, with the dragon's tail sweeping a third of the stars from heaven. German 'schleppen' captures the labored, forcible nature of the action.
Senses
1. sense 1 — To drag or haul forcibly, pulling something or someone along the ground or through space. The word carries connotations of violence or great physical effort. In John 21:8, disciples drag a net full of fish; in Acts, it describes the brutal dragging of persons — Saul hauling believers to prison (8:3), Paul dragged out of Lystra after stoning (14:19), Jason dragged before city rulers (17:6). Revelation 12:4 extends it to cosmic imagery: the dragon's tail sweeping stars from the sky. Spanish 'arrastrar' and German 'schleppen' both emphasize the forceful, ground-level pulling. 5×
AR["جَرّوا", "سَحَبوا", "يَجُرُّ", "يَجُرّونَ", "يَسْحَبُ"]·ben["টেনে", "টেনে-আনে", "টেনে-নিয়ে", "টেনে-নিয়ে-গেল", "টেনে-নিল"]·DE["schleppen", "σύρων", "ἔσυρον"]·EN["dragging", "drags", "they-dragged", "they-were-dragging"]·FR["tirer", "traîner"]·heb["גּוֹרֵר", "סָחֲבוּ", "סוֹחֲבִים"]·HI["खींचती-है", "घसीटते-हुए", "घसीटा"]·ID["menyeret"]·IT["surei", "surontes", "trascinare"]·jav["nyeret", "nyèrèd", "sered"]·KO["그들이-끌고-갔다", "끌니", "끌며", "끌어-내며", "끌어냈다"]·PT["arrasta", "arrastando", "arrastaram"]·RU["влача", "влачили", "повлекли", "таща", "увлекает"]·ES["arrastra", "arrastraban", "arrastrando", "arrastraron"]·SW["akiwaburuta", "unaburuta", "wakivuta", "walimburuta"]·TR["sürükledi", "sürüklediler", "sürükleyerek"]·urd["کھینچتی-ہے", "گھسیٹ-کر", "گھسیٹا", "گھسیٹتے-ہوئے"]
Related Senses
H0935 1. come, arrive (Qal) (2413×)G1473 1. first person singular pronoun (2084×)H3318 1. Qal: go out, depart, come forth (891×)H7725 1. to return, come/go back (Qal) (874×)H5927 1. go up, ascend (Qal) (779×)H7971 1. to send, dispatch (Qal) (701×)G2064 1. come / arrive (physical movement toward) (588×)H5307 1. Qal: fall down physically (339×)H5375 1. Qal: to lift up, raise (330×)H5975 1. to stand, stand up (310×)H5674a 1. Qal: pass by, pass through (256×)H3381 1. Qal: to go down, descend (physical movement) (242×)G1831 1. go/come out physically (193×)H5337 1. deliver, rescue, save (Hifil) (188×)H7901 1. lie down, rest, sleep (183×)G1525 1. enter a place physically (179×)H7812 1. prostrate oneself, bow down, worship (173×)H3318 2. Hifil: bring out, lead out, take out (persons) (172×)H7725 2. to bring back, restore (Hifil) (151×)H5674a 2. Qal: cross over (134×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
σύρω [ῡ], Refs: future σῠρῶ LXXaorist ἔσῡρα (κατ-) Refs 5th c.BC+perfect σέσυρκα (δια-) Refs 4th c.BC+ —middle, aorist ἐσῡράμην (περι-) Refs 4th c.BC+:—passive, aorist ἐσύρην [ῠ] Refs 2nd c.AD+: perfect σέσυρμαι Refs 2nd c.BC+:—draw, drag, trail along, χιτῶνα Refs 3rd c.BC+; μέχρι τῶν σφυρῶν τὴν ἐσθῆτα σ. Refs 2nd c.AD+; βλαύτας σύρων trailing his torn slippers, Refs 4th c.BC+; drag a net, NT+1st…