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Lexicon :: Strong's G1587 - ekleipō

Aa
ἐκλείπω
Transliteration
ekleipō (Key)
Pronunciation
ek-li'-po
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
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Strong’s Definitions

ἐκλείπω ekleípō, ek-li'-po; from G1537 and G3007; to omit, i.e. (by implication) cease (die):—fail.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x

The KJV translates Strong's G1587 in the following manner: fail (3x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x
The KJV translates Strong's G1587 in the following manner: fail (3x).

  1. fail

    1. to leave out, omit, pass by

    2. to leave, quit

  2. to fail

    1. to leave off, cease, stop

    2. of the failing or eclipse of the light of the sun and the moon

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἐκλείπω ekleípō, ek-li'-po; from G1537 and G3007; to omit, i.e. (by implication) cease (die):—fail.
STRONGS G1587:
ἐκλείπω; future ἐκλείψω; 2 aorist ἐξέλιπον;
1. transitive,
a. to leave out, omit, pass by.
b. to leave, quit (a place): τὸ ζῆν, τὸν βίον, to die, 2 Macc. 10:13; 3 Macc. 2:23; Sophocles Electr. 1131; Polybius 2, 41, 2, others; Dionysius Halicarnassus 1, 24; Luc. Macrobius, 12; Alciphron 3, 28.
2. intransitive, to fail; i. e. to leave off, cease, stop: τὰ ἔτη, Hebrews 1:12 from Psalm 101:28 (Psalm 102:28) (where for תָּמַם); ἡ πίστις, Luke 22:32; riches, according to the reading ἐκλίπῃ (L text T Tr WH), Luke 16:9 (often so in Greek writings, and the Sept. as Jeremiah 7:28; Jeremiah 28:30 (Jer. 51:30)). as often in classic Greek from Thucydides down, it is used of the failing or eclipse of the light of the sun and the moon: τοῦ ἡλίου ἐκλιπόντος [WH ἐκλειποντος], the sun having failed [or failing], Luke 23:45 Tdf.; on this (without doubt the true) reading [see especially WHs Appendix, at the passage, and] cf., besides Tdf.s note, Keim, iii. 440 [English translation, 6:173] (Sir. 17:31 (26)). to expire, die; so according to R G L marginal reading ἐκλίπητε in Luke 16:9 (Tobit 14:11; Wis. 5:13; Sept. for גָּוַע, Genesis 25:8, etc.; Psalm 103:29 (Ps. 104:29); Lamentations 1:19; for מוּת, Jeremiah 49:17, 22 (Jer. 42:17, 22). Plato, legg. 6, 759 e.; 9,856 e.; Xenophon, Cyril 8, 7, 26).
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Genesis
25:8
Psalms
102:28; 104:29
Jeremiah
7:28; 42:17; 42:22; 49:17; 49:22; 51:30
Lamentations
1:19
Luke
16:9; 16:9; 22:32; 23:45
Hebrews
1:12

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G1587 matches the Greek ἐκλείπω (ekleipō),
which occurs 4 times in 4 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 16:9

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 16:9 - “And I say to you, make friends for yourselves by means of the [fn]wealth of unrighteousness, so that when it [fn]is G1587 all G1587 gone G1587, they will receive you into the eternal dwellings.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:32

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:32 - but I have prayed for [fn]you, that [fn]your faith will not fail G1587; and [fn]you, when you have [fn]turned back, strengthen your brothers.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:45

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:45 - [fn]because the sun stopped G1587 shining G1587; and the veil of the temple was torn [fn]in two.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 1:12

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 1:12 -

AND LIKE A ROBE YOU WILL ROLL THEM UP;

LIKE A GARMENT THEY WILL ALSO BE CHANGED.

BUT YOU ARE THE SAME,

AND YOUR YEARS WILL NOT COME G1587 TO G1587 AN G1587 END G1587.”

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