Ekluō ἐκλύω
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| ἐκλύω | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | ekluō |
| Strong's number | G1590 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | to faint |
| Occurrences | 5 in 5 verses |
| Most frequent in | Hebrews (2) |
Ekluō (Greek ἐκλύω, Strong's G1590) is a Greek verb meaning “to faint”. It occurs 5 times in 5 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
ἐκ-λύω
[in LXX for רָפָה, etc. ;]
1. to loose, release.
2. to unloose, as a bow-string, to relax, enfeeble; pass., to be faint, grow weary: Mat.15:32, Mrk.8:3; of mental weariness, Gal.6:9, Heb.12:3, 5" (LXX) .†
(AS)
[in LXX for רָפָה, etc. ;]
1. to loose, release.
2. to unloose, as a bow-string, to relax, enfeeble; pass., to be faint, grow weary: Mat.15:32, Mrk.8:3; of mental weariness, Gal.6:9, Heb.12:3, 5" (LXX) .†
(AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | faint (3), fainted (1), they faint (1), they will faint (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | lose heart (2), they may faint (1), they will faint (1), if we do not give up (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Ekluō, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Matthew
- Matthew 15:32Then Jesus called his disciples unto him, and said, I have compassion on the multitude, because they continue with me now three days, and have nothing to eat: and I will not send them away fasting, lest they faint in the way.Then Jesus called His disciples to Him and said, “I have compassion for this crowd, because they have already been with Me three days and have nothing to eat. I do not want to send them away hungry, or they may faint along the way.”
Mark
- Mark 8:3And if I send them away fasting to their own houses, they will faint by the way: for divers of them came from far.If I send them home hungry, they will faint along the way. For some of them have come a great distance.”
Galatians
- Galatians 6:9And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.Let us not grow weary in well-doing, for in due time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.
Hebrews
- Hebrews 12:3For consider him that endured such contradiction of sinners against himself, lest ye be wearied and faint in your minds.Consider Him who endured such hostility from sinners, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.
- Hebrews 12:5And ye have forgotten the exhortation which speaketh unto you as unto children, My son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of him:And you have forgotten the exhortation that addresses you as sons: “My son, do not take lightly the discipline of the Lord, and do not lose heart when He rebukes you.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).