Strong's Lexicon
G1578 — ἐκκλίνω
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G1578 |
|---|---|
| Word: | ἐκκλίνω |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Etymology: | from G1537 and G2827 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 3 |
| Transliteration: | ekklino |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | ek-klee'-no |
| Meaning: | 1. (absolutely) to turn aside, deviate 2. (literally or figuratively) to shun 3. (relatively) to decline (from piety) |
| KJV Renderings: | avoid, eschew, go out of the way |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ἐκκλίνω (Rom 16:17 T Tr WH); 1 aorist ἐξέκλινα; in Greek writings from Thucydides down; the Sept. chiefly for ñåÌø and ðÈèÈä; intransitive, to turn aside, deviate (from the right way and course, Mal 2:8 (cf. Deu 5:32)); metaphorically and absolutely, to turn (oneself) away (Buttmann, 144f (126f); Winer’s Grammar, 251 (236)), either from the path of rectitude, Rom 3:12 (Psa 13:3 ()); or from evil (amalisdeclinare, Cicero, Tusc. 4, 6): ἀπό κακοῦ, 1Pe 3:11 (Psa 33:15 (); Psalm 36:27 (); Pro 3:7); ἀπό with the genitive of person to turn away from, keep aloof from, one’s society; to shun one: Rom 16:17 (οὕς, Ignatius ad Eph. 7, 1 [ET]).
Englishman's Greek Concordance
ἐκκλίνω (avoid)
Romans 3:12
- KJV: They are all gone out of the way they are together become unprofitable there is none that doeth good no, not one
- GK: πάντες εξέκλιναν άμα ηχρειώθησαν ουκ έστι ποιών χρηστότητα ουκ έστιν έως ενός
Romans 16:17
- KJV: Now I beseech you brethren mark them which cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned and avoid them
- GK: παρακαλώ δε υμάς αδελφοί σκοπείν τους τας διχοστασίας και τα σκάνδαλα παρά την διδαχήν ην υμείς εμάθετε ποιούντας και εκκλίνατε απ΄ αυτών
1 Peter 3:11
- KJV: Let him eschew evil and do good let him seek peace and ensue it
- GK: εκκλινάτω από κακού και ποιησάτω αγαθόν ζητησάτω ειρήνην και διωξάτω αυτήν
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