Strong's Lexicon
G1575 — ἐκκλάω
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G1575 |
|---|---|
| Word: | ἐκκλάω |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Etymology: | from G1537 and G2806 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 3 |
| Transliteration: | ekklao |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | ek-klah'-o |
| Meaning: | 1. to exscind |
| KJV Renderings: | break off |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ἐκκλάω: 1 aorist passive ἐξεκλασθην; to break off; to cut off: Rom 11:17; Rom 11:19-20 R G T WH (on this verse see κλάω). (the Sept. Lev 1:17; Plato, rep. 10, p. 611 d.; Plutarch, Alciphron, others.)
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Englishman's Greek Concordance
ἐκκλάω (break off)
Romans 11:17
- KJV: And if some of the branches be broken off and thou being a wild olive tree wert graffed in among them and with them partakest of the root and fatness of the olive tree
- GK: ει δε τινες των κλάδων εξεκλάσθησαν συ δε αγριέλαιος ων ενεκεντρίσθης εν αυτοίς και συγκοινωνός της ρίζης και της πιότητος της ελαίας εγένου
Romans 11:19
- KJV: Thou wilt say then The branches were broken off that I might be graffed in
- GK: ερείς ούν εξεκλάσθησαν οι κλάδοι ίνα εγώ εγκεντρισθώ
Romans 11:20
- KJV: Well because of unbelief they were broken off and thou standest by faith Be not highminded but fear
- GK: καλώς τη απιστία εξεκλάσθησαν συ δε τη πίστει έστηκας μη υψηλοφρόνει αλλά φοβού
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