Jesus said to them, "Fill the water pots with water." They filled them up to the brim.
I believe it is somewhat tenuous to build this interpretation on the usual meaning of antleo. Its essential meaning is "to draw" even though this word usually refers to drawing water from a well or spring (Genesis 24:13; Genesis 24:20; Exodus 2:16; Exodus 2:19; Isaiah 12:3; John 4:7; John 4:15). In classical Greek it describes drawing water out of a ship’s bilge. [Note: A Greek-English . . ., s.v. antleo, pp. 51-52.] Furthermore the symbolic interpretation that accompanies this view is questionable. There is nothing in the text that indicates that John intended his readers to see this miracle as teaching the termination of the old Mosaic order and the commencement of a new order. Jesus’ ministry certainly accomplished that, but there is no other evidence that this was a lesson that John was communicating to his readers here. Perhaps Jesus ordered the pots filled to the brim simply so there would be enough wine for everyone.