greek #1670 - ἑλκύω helkó (to drag)

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

Or helko hel'-ko; probably akin to haireomai; to drag (literally or figuratively) -- draw. Compare helisso.

see GREEK haireomai

see GREEK helisso

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

Strong's 1670: ἑλκύω

STRONGS NT 1670: ἕλκωἕλκω (and in later writings ἑλκύω also (Veitch, under the word; Winer's Grammar, 86 (82))); imperfect εἷλκον (Acts 21:30); future ἑλκύσω (ἑλκύσω Rec.elzJohn 12:32); 1 aorist εἵλκυσα ((infinitive (John 21:6) ἑλκύσαι Rbezelz L T WH, ἑλκύσαι R {s} G Tr); cf. Alexander Buttmann (1873) Ausf. Spr. § 114, vol. ii., p. 171; Krüger, § 40, under the word; (Lob. Paralip., p. 35f; Veitch, under the word)); from Homer down; the Sept. for מָשַׁך; to draw;

1. properly: τόδίκτυον, John 21:6, 11; μάχαιραν, i. e. unsheathe, John 18:10 (Sophocles Ant. 1208 (1233), etc.); τινα, a person forcibly and against his will (our drag, drag off), ἔξωτοῦἱεροῦ, Acts 21:30; εἰςτήνἀγοράν, Acts 16:19; εἰςκριτήρια, James 2:6 (πρόςτόνδῆμον, Aristophanes eqq. 710; and in Latin, as Caesar b. g. 1, 53 (54, 4)cumtriniscatenisvinctustraheretur, Livy 2, 27cumalictoribusjamtraheretur).

2. metaphorically, to draw by inward power, lead, impel: John 6:44 (so in Greek also; as ἐπιθυμίας ... ἑλκουσηςἐπίἡδονάς, Plato, Phaedr., p. 238 a.; ὑπότῆςἡδονῆςἑλκόμενοι, Aelian h. a. 6, 31; likewise 4 Macc. 14:13; 15:8 (11).trahitsuaquemquevoluptas, Vergil, ecl. 2, 65); πάνταςἑλκύσωπρόςἐμαυτόν, I by my moral, my spiritual, influence will win over to myself the hearts of all, John 12:32. Cf. Meyer on John 6:44; (Trench, § 21, Compare: ἐξέλκω.)

Englishman's Concordance (References)

Strong's Greek: 1670. ἑλκύω (helkó) — 8 Occurrences

John 6:44 - V-ASA-3S
GRK:πέμψας με ἑλκύσῃ αὐτόν κἀγὼ
NAS: who sent Me draws him; and I will raise
KJV: hath sent me draw him: and
INT: having sent me draws him and I

John 12:32 - V-FIA-1S
GRK:γῆς πάντας ἑλκύσω πρὸς ἐμαυτόν
NAS: up from the earth, will draw all men
KJV: the earth, will draw all
INT: earth all will draw to myself

John 18:10 - V-AIA-3S
GRK:ἔχων μάχαιραν εἵλκυσεν αὐτὴν καὶ
NAS: a sword, drew it and struck
KJV: having a sword drew it, and
INT: having a sword drew it and

John 21:6 - V-ANA
GRK:οὐκέτι αὐτὸ ἑλκύσαι ἴσχυον ἀπὸ
NAS: they were not able to haul it in because
KJV: not able to draw it for
INT: no longer it to haul in were they able from

John 21:11 - V-AIA-3S
GRK:Πέτρος καὶ εἵλκυσεν τὸ δίκτυον
NAS: went up and drew the net
KJV: went up, and drew the net to
INT: Peter and drew the net

Acts 16:19 - V-AIA-3P
GRK:τὸν Σίλαν εἵλκυσαν εἰς τὴν
NAS: and Silas and dragged them into the market place
KJV: Silas, and drew [them] into
INT: Silas they dragged [them] into the

Acts 21:30 - V-IIA-3P
GRK:τοῦ Παύλου εἷλκον αὐτὸν ἔξω
NAS: of Paul they dragged him out of the temple,
KJV: they took Paul, and drew him out of
INT: of Paul they drew him outside

James 2:6 - V-PIA-3P
GRK:καὶ αὐτοὶ ἕλκουσιν ὑμᾶς εἰς
NAS: you and personally drag you into court?
INT: and [not] they do drag you before