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Lexicon :: Strong's G3007 - leipō

Aa
λείπω
Transliteration
leipō (Key)
Pronunciation
li'-po
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A root word
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Strong’s Definitions

λείπω leípō, li'-po; a primary verb; to leave, i.e. (intransitively or passively) to fail or be absent:—be destitute (wanting), lack.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 6x

The KJV translates Strong's G3007 in the following manner: lack (2x), be wanting (2x), want (with G1722) (1x), be destitute (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 6x
The KJV translates Strong's G3007 in the following manner: lack (2x), be wanting (2x), want (with G1722) (1x), be destitute (1x).

  1. to leave, leave behind, forsake, to be left behind

    1. to lag, be inferior

    2. to be destitute of, to lack

  2. to be wanting, to fail

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
λείπω leípō, li'-po; a primary verb; to leave, i.e. (intransitively or passively) to fail or be absent:—be destitute (wanting), lack.
STRONGS G3007:
λείπω; (2 aorist subjunctive 3 person singular λιπη, Titus 3:13 T WIt marginal reading; present passive λείπομαι; from Homer down);
1. transitive, to leave, leave behind, forsake; passive to be left behind (properly, by one's rival in a race, hence),
a. to lag, be inferior: ἐν μηδενί, James 1:4 (Herodotus 7, 8, 1); (others associate this example with the two under b.).
b. to be destitute of, to lack: with the genitive of the thing, James 1:5; James 2:15 (Sophocles, Plato, others).
2. intransitive, to be lacking or absent, to fail: λείπει τί τίνι, Luke 18:22; Titus 3:13 (Polybius 10, 18, 8; others); τά λείποντα, the things that remain (so Justin Martyr, Apology 1, 52, cf. 32; but others are lacking), Titus 1:5. (Compare: ἀπολείπω, διαλείπω, ἐκλείπω, ἐπιλείπω, καταλείπω, ἐνκαταλείπω, περιλείπω, ὑπολείπω.)
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Luke
18:22
Titus
1:5; 3:13; 3:13
James
1:4; 1:5; 2:15

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G3007 matches the Greek λείπω (leipō),
which occurs 6 times in 6 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxTit 1:5 - I did not take you with me when I went away from Crete, so that you might do what was necessary to put things in order there, placing men in authority over the churches in every town, as I said to you;

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Unchecked Copy BoxTit 3:13 - Send Zenas, the man of law, and Apollos on their journey with all care, so that they may be in need of nothing.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJas 1:4 - But let this power have its full effect, so that you may be made complete, needing nothing.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJas 1:5 - But if any man among you is without wisdom, let him make his request to God, who gives freely to all without an unkind word, and it will be given to him.

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