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ἐγκαταλείπω

egkataleipōto leave behindHow to read Greek
greekNew TestamentVerb10 occurrences7 books10 verses

Definition

ἐγκαταλείπω,

[in LXX chiefly for עזב ;]

1. to leave behind: ἡμῖν σπέρμα, Romans 9:29 (LXX).

2. to abandon, desert, forsake: with accusative of person(s), Matthew 27:46 (LXX), Mark 15:34 (ib.), Acts 2:27 (LXX) (WH, ἐνκ-), 2 Timothy 4:10, 16, Hebrews 13:5" (LXX) ; τ. ἐπισυναγωγήν (cf. MM, Exp., xi), Hebrews 10:25. Pass., Acts 2:31 (WH, ἐνκ-), 2 Corinthians 4:9.

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as ἐγκαταλείπω:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

10 total
  1. Matthew 27:46ἐγκατέλιπες · have You forsaken
    About the ninth hour Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” which means, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?”
  2. Mark 15:34ἐγκατέλιπές · have You forsaken
    At the ninth hour, Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” which means, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?”
  3. Acts 2:27ἐνκαταλείψεις · You will not abandon
    …because You will not abandon my soul to Hades, nor will You let Your Holy One see decay.
  4. Acts 2:31ἐνκατελείφθη · He was not abandoned
    Foreseeing this, David spoke about the resurrection of the Christ, that He was not abandoned to Hades, nor did His body see decay.
  5. Romans 9:29ἐγκατέλιπεν · had left
    It is just as Isaiah foretold: “Unless the Lord of Hosts had left us descendants, we would have become like Sodom, we would have resembled Gomorrah.”
  6. 2 Corinthians 4:9ἐγκαταλειπόμενοι · forsaken
    …persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed.
  7. 2 Timothy 4:10ἐγκατέλιπεν · has deserted
    …because Demas, in his love of this world, has deserted me and gone to Thessalonica. Crescens has gone to Galatia, and Titus to Dalmatia.
  8. 2 Timothy 4:16ἐγκατέλιπον · deserted
    At my first defense, no one stood with me, but everyone deserted me. May it not be charged against them.
  9. Hebrews 10:25ἐγκαταλείποντες · Let us not neglect
    Let us not neglect meeting together, as some have made a habit, but let us encourage one another, and all the more as you see the Day approaching.
  10. Hebrews 13:5ἐγκαταλίπω · will I forsake
    Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, for God has said: “Never will I leave you, never will I forsake you.”