ΠΕΡΙΣΥΡΩ, περισυρω
PERISYRŌ, perisyrō
Sounds Like: peh-ree-SOO-roh
Translations: to drag around, to drag about, to drag along, to carry away, to sweep away
From the root: ΠΕΡΙΣΥΡΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This verb means to drag something or someone around, about, or along. It implies a forceful or involuntary movement, often suggesting that the object or person being dragged is being moved against their will or without their full control. It can also mean to carry or sweep away, as if by a current or force. It is a compound word formed from the preposition ΠΕΡΙ (around, about) and the verb ΣΥΡΩ (to drag).
Inflection: Present, Active, Indicative, First Person Singular
Strong’s number: G4061 (Lookup on BibleHub)
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From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΠΕΡΙΣΥΡΩ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΠΕΡΙΣΥΡΑΝΤΕΣ — dragging around, having dragged around, pulling around
- ΠΕΡΙΣΥΡΟΝΤΕΣ — dragging around, hauling about, pulling around, carrying about
- ΠΕΡΙΣΥΡΩΝ — dragging around, pulling about, sweeping away, carrying along
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