# G645 ἀποσπάω

ἀποσπάω (apospáō), Strong’s G645: to drag forth, i.e. (literally) unsheathe (a sword), or relatively (with a degree of force implied) retire (personally or factiously) KJV: (with-)draw (away), after…

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*apospáō* — to drag forth, i.e. (literally) unsheathe (a sword), or relatively (with a degree of force implied) retire (personally or factiously)

KJV: (with-)draw (away), after we were gotten from

Built from [ἀπό apó](https://besorah.bible/word/G575) ("off," i.e. away) + [σπάω spáō](https://besorah.bible/word/G4685) (to draw)

Occurs 11 times.

## Where it occurs
- [Matthew 26:51](https://besorah.bible/besorah/matthew/26?v=51) — Behold, one of those who were with Yeshua stretched out his hand and drew his sword, and struck the servant of the high…
- [Luke 22:41](https://besorah.bible/besorah/luke/22?v=41) — He was withdrawn from them about a stone’s throw, and he knelt down and prayed,
- [Acts 20:30](https://besorah.bible/besorah/acts/20?v=30) — Men will arise from among your own selves, speaking perverse things, to draw away the disciples after them.
- [Acts 21:1](https://besorah.bible/besorah/acts/21?v=1) — When we had departed from them and had set sail, we came with a straight course to Cos, and the next day to Rhodes, and…
- [2 Maccabees 12:17](https://besorah.bible/tanakh-gr/2-maccabees/12?v=17) — When they had gone seven hundred fifty furlongs from there, they made their way to Charax, to the Jews that are called…