ἐκλείπω ekleipō · G1587

to fail

ἐκ-λείπω ; [in LXX for כָּלָה, כָּרַת ni., תָּמַם, etc., 47 different words in all ; ] ; 1. trans., to leave out, pass over. ; 2. Intrans., to leave off, cease, fail: μαμωνᾶς, Luk.16:9; πίστις, Luk.22:32; ἔτη, Heb.1:12 (LXX); of the sun in an eclipse, Luk.23:45.†; (AS)

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

ἐκλείπ-ω, ; leave out, pass over, πολλὰ δ᾽ ἐκλείπω λέγων []; ἐ. Ἄνδρον leave out, pass over Andros, [] —passive, ὄνειδος οὐκ ἐκλείπεται fails not to appear, []; 2 forsake, desert, abandon, τὰς πατρίδας, τὴν ξυμμαχίην, etc., []; abandon, quit, τὴν τάξιν []; give up, τὴν τυραννίδα []; 3 frequently in elliptic phrases, ἐκλείπειν τὴν πόλιν εἰς τὰ ἄκρα abandon the city and go to the heights, []; 4 εἴ τις ἐξέλιπε τὸν ἀριθμόν (of the Persian immortals) if any one left the number incomplete, []; 5 fail …

Where it's used 4 times

Luke 16:9 · Luke 22:32 · Luke 23:45 · Hebrews 1:12

Source: TBESG G1587; TFLSJ G1587

Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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