Lexical Summary elaunō: to drive or push (as wind, oars, or demoniacal power) Original Word: ἐλαύνωTransliteration: elaunō Phonetic Spelling: (el-ow'-no) Part of Speech: Verb Short Definition: to drive or push (as wind, oars, or demoniacal power) Meaning: to drive or push (as wind, oars, or demoniacal power) Strong's Concordance carry, drive, row. A prolonged form of a primary verb (obsolete except in certain tenses as an alternative of this) of uncertain affinity; to push (as wind, oars or d?Monical power) -- carry, drive, row. Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 1643: ἐλαύνωἐλαύνω; perfect participle ἐληλακως; passive (present ἐλαύνομαι); imperfect ἠλαυνομην; to drive: of the wind driving ships or clouds, James 3:4; 2 Peter 2:17; of sailors propelling a vessel by oars, to row, Mark 6:48; to be carried in a ship, to sail, John 6:19 (often so in Greek writings from Homer down; often also with νῆα or ναῦν added); of demons driving to some place the men whom they possess, Luke 8:29. (Compare: ἀπελαύνω, συνελαύνω.) STRONGS NT 1643: ἐλάωἐλάω, see ἐλαύνω. |
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