Ancient Greek lemma · Strong’s G4049

περισπάω

perispao · /per-is-pah'-o/ — “distract”

draw off from around, strip off; strip oneself of; strip bare; wheel about; wheel twice; pulling; round; draw off; away, divert; draw; away; to be drawn away and expanded; detach; disturb, vex; divert, distract; to be…

Full entry

draw off from around, strip off; strip oneself of; strip bare; wheel about; wheel twice; pulling; round; draw off; away, divert; draw; away; to be drawn away and expanded; detach; disturb, vex; divert, distract; to be distracted; engaged; steal; have been robbed of; to be compelled; pronounce; with the circumflex

Derivation: from περί (around) + σπάω (to draw)