Word study · Greek
helkyō
to draw, to drag
Say it: hel-KOO-oh (approximate)
ἑλκύω
What it means
To pull or drag, as of a net or a person. No one can come to Jesus unless the Father "draws" him (6:44), and Jesus says, "I, if I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all people to myself" (12:32).
Range of meaning
- DrawPull toward.
- DragHaul by force.
In John
- Chapter 6
"Unless the Father draws him" (6:44).
- Chapter 12
"I will draw all people to myself" (12:32).
Every verse (5)
Verses where G1670 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources