Strong's Lexicon
G1503
G1503 — εἴκω
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G1503 |
|---|---|
| Word: | εἴκω |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Etymology: | apparently a primary verb (perhaps akin to G1502 through the idea of faintness as a copy) |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 2 |
| Transliteration: | eiko |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | ei'-ko |
| Meaning: | 1. to resemble |
| KJV Renderings: | be like |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ἘΙΚΩ: whence 2 perfect ἔοικα with the force of a present (Winers Grammar, 274 (257)); to be like: τίνι, Jas 1:6; Jas 1:23. (From Homer down.)
STRONGS NT 1503: ἔοικαἔοικα, see ἘΙΚΩ.
Other Resources
Englishman's Greek Concordance
εἴκω (be like)
James 1:6
- KJV: But let him ask in faith nothing wavering For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed
- GK: αιτείτω δε εν πίστει μηδέν διακρινόμενος ο γαρ διακρινόμενος έοικε κλύδωνι θαλάσσης ανεμιζομένω και ριπιζομένω
James 1:23
- KJV: For if any be a hearer of the word and not a doer he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass
- GK: ότι ει ακροατής λόγου εστί και ου ποιητής ούτος έοικεν ανδρί κατανοούντι το πρόσωπον της γενέσεως αυτού εν εσόπτρω