ἀποσπάω

ἀποσπάω fut. ἀποσπάσω LXX, ἀποσπῶ Jer 12:14; 1 aor. ἀπέσπασα. Pass.: aor. ἀπεσπάσθην; pf. ptc. ἀπεσπασμένοι Is 28:9 (σπάω ‘draw, pull’; Pind., Hdt. et al.; SEG XLII, 613, 5; pap, LXX; ApcSed 10:4; Just., Tat.).

① lit. to pull/draw out, draw out ἀ. τ. μάχαιραν draw a sword Mt 26:51. ἀ. τοὺς ἥλους ἀπὸ τ. χειρῶν draw out the nails fr. the hands GPt 6:21=ASyn. 347, 62.

② fig. to draw away from a place or point of view

ⓐ act. draw away, attract, proselyte (cp. Artem. 5, 43 τινά τινος someone from someone; Josh 8:6; Jer 12:14; Jos., Vi. 321, Ant. 8, 277 ἀπὸ τ. θεου) ἀπὸ τ. εἰδώλων fr. cult images 2 Cl 17:1 (cp. Sb 1161, 40; 6156, 32 [both I B.C.]; Polyaenus 8, 51 of the bringing out of one who has fled to a temple for refuge); ἀ. τοὺς μαθητὰς ὀπίσω ἑαυτῶν draw away the disciples after them (and thereby alienate them) Ac 20:30 (cp. Aelian, VH 13:32; Diog. L. 2, 113 ἀ. τινὰ ἀπό τινος alienate pupils from someone, proselyte; PPetr III, 43 [3], 12; PCairZen 60, 3 [III B.C.]; BGU 1125, 9 [13 B.C.] οὐκ ἀποσπάσω αὐτὸν ἀπὸ σοῦ; POxy 275, 22 [66 A.D.]). εἰς τὸ ἀπὸ τ. ἁμαρτιῶν ἀποσπασθῆναι so that they might be wrested from their sins AcPlCor 2:9.

ⓑ pass. in mid. sense ἀ. ἀπό τινος tear oneself away Ac 21:1; Hs 6, 2, 3.—Withdraw (Diod S 20, 39; Job 41:9; POxy 275, 22 [66 A.D.]; Jos., Bell. 2, 498; 6, 379) ἀπό τινος Lk 22:41.—DELG s.v. σπάω. M-M.