ΣΥΡΕΣΘΑΙ, συρεσθαι
SYRESTHAI, syresthai
Sounds Like: soo-REH-sthai
Translations: to be dragged, to be drawn, to be pulled
From the root: ΣΥΡΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This is the present passive infinitive form of the verb 'syrō', meaning 'to drag' or 'to draw'. It describes the action of being pulled, dragged, or drawn along, often implying a forceful or involuntary movement. It can be used in contexts where something is being moved by an external force.
Inflection: Present, Passive, Infinitive
Strong’s number: G4951 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 1 — 1:50
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΣΥΡΩ.
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.
- ΑΠΕΣΥΡΟΝ — they were drawing, they were dragging, they were pulling, they drew, they dragged, they pulled
- ΑΠΟΣΥΡΙΕΙΣ — you will drag away, you will carry off, you will pull off, you will sweep away
- ἘΞΕΣΥΡΕΝ — he dragged out, he drew out, he pulled out, he swept away
- ἘΣΥΡΑΝ — they dragged, they pulled, they drew
- ἘΣΥΡΕΤΟ — was dragged, was drawn, was pulled
- ἘΣΥΡΟΝ — they dragged, they pulled, they drew
- ΕΣΥΡΑΝ — they dragged, they drew, they pulled, they swept away, they carried away
- ΕΣΥΡΟΝ — they were dragging, they were drawing, they were pulling, they were sweeping along
- ΙΣΥΡΑ — to drag, to draw, to pull, to trail, to sweep
- ΠΑΡΕΣΥΡΕΝ — swept away, carried away, dragged away, led astray
- ΣΥΡΑ — drag, pull, draw, haul
- ΣΥΡΑΝ — they dragged, they pulled, they drew
- ΣΥΡΑΝΤΕΣ — dragging, having dragged, pulling, having pulled, drawing, having drawn
- ΣΥΡΕΙ — drags, draws, pulls, hauls, sweeps along
- ΣΥΡΕΙΣ — you drag, you pull, you draw, you lead, you carry away
- ΣΥΡΟΝ — dragging, drawing, pulling, being dragged, being drawn, being pulled
- ΣΥΡΟΝΤΕΣ — dragging, drawing, pulling, trailing, being dragged, being drawn
- ΣΥΡΟΝΤΩΝ — (of) dragging, (of) drawing, (of) pulling, (of) sweeping
- ΣΥΡΟΥΜΕΝ — we drag, we draw, we pull
- ΣΥΡΟΥΣ — dragging, drawing, pulling, hauling, sweeping
- ΣΥΡΟΥΣΑΙ — dragging, drawing, pulling, trailing
- ΣΥΡΩ — to drag, to draw, to pull, to haul
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