G4049
G4049 — περισπάω
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
perispao (per-ee-spah'-o) v.
1. to drag all around
2. (figuratively) to distract (with care)
[from G4012 and G4685]
KJV: cumber
Root(s): G4012, G4685
TWOT
Not assigned in current lawful mapping.
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KJV Renderings
cumber
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
περισπάω, περίσπω: imperfect passive 3 person singular περιεσπᾶτο; from Xenophon down; to draw around (περί, III. 1), to draw away, distract; passive metaphorically, to be driven about mentally, to be distracted: περί τί, i. e. to be over-occupied, too busy, about a thing, Luk 10:40 (A. V. cumbered); in the same sense with τῇ διάνοια added, Polybius 3, 105, 1; 4, 10, 3; Diodorus 1, 74; περισπαν τόν ἀργόν δῆμον περί τάς ἔξω στρατείας, Dionysius Halicarnassus, Antiquities 9, 43; passive, to be distracted with cares, to be troubled, distressed (cf. Winer’s Grammar, 23), for òÈðÈä, Ecc 1:13; Ecc 3:10.
Englishman's Greek Concordance
περισπάω (cumber)
Luke 10:40
- KJV: But Martha was cumbered about much serving and came to him and said Lord dost thou not care that my sister hath left me to serve alone bid her therefore that she help me
- GK: η δε Μάρθα περιεσπάτο περί πολλήν διακονίαν επιστάσα δε είπε κύριε ου μέλει σοι ότι η αδελφή μου μόνην με κατέλιπε διακονείν είπε ούν αυτή ίνα μοι συναντιλάβηται