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Lexicon :: Strong's G1459 - egkataleipō

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ἐγκαταλείπω
Transliteration
egkataleipō (Key)
Pronunciation
eng-kat-al-i'-po
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
mGNT
10x in 9 unique form(s) TR
9x in 8 unique form(s) LXX
146x in 41 unique form(s)
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Strong’s Definitions

ἐγκαταλείπω enkataleípō, eng-kat-al-i'-po; from G1722 and G2641; to leave behind in some place, i.e. (in a good sense) let remain over, or (in a bad sense) to desert:—forsake, leave.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 9x

The KJV translates Strong's G1459 in the following manner: forsake (7x), leave (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 9x
The KJV translates Strong's G1459 in the following manner: forsake (7x), leave (2x).

  1. abandon, desert

    1. leave in straits, leave helpless

    2. totally abandoned, utterly forsaken

  2. to leave behind among, to leave surviving

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἐγκαταλείπω enkataleípō, eng-kat-al-i'-po; from G1722 and G2641; to leave behind in some place, i.e. (in a good sense) let remain over, or (in a bad sense) to desert:—forsake, leave.
STRONGS G1459:
ἐγκαταλείπω [Acts 2:27, 31, T WH ἐνκ.; T also in Romans 9:29, see his note and cf. ἐν, III. 3]; [imperfect ἐγκατέλειπον (WH text in 2 Timothy 4:10, 16)]; future ἐγκαταλείψω; 2 aorist ἐγκατέλιπον; passive [present ἐγκαταλείπομαι] 1 aorist ἐγκατελείφθην; Sept. for עָזַב;
1. to abandon, desert (ἐν equivalent to ἔν τινι, in some place or condition), i. e. to leave in straits, leave helpless, (colloquial, leave in the lurch): τινά, Matthew 27:46 and Mark 15:34 from Psalm 21:2 (Ps. 22:2); Hebrews 13:5; passive 2 Corinthians 4:9; after the Hebrew עָזַב with לְ, τινὰ εἰς ᾅδου [or ᾅδην], by forsaking one to let hlm go into Hades, abandon unto Hades, Acts 2:27, 31 (not R). to desert, forsake: τινά, 2 Timothy 4:10, 16; τὴν ἐπισυναγωγήν, Hebrews 10:25.
2. to leave behind among, to leave surviving: ἡμῖν σπέρμα, Romans 9:29 from Isaiah 1:9. (Hesiod, Works, 376; Thucydides, and following.)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Psalms
21:2; 22:2
Isaiah
1:9
Matthew
27:46
Mark
15:34
Acts
2:27; 2:27; 2:31; 2:31
Romans
9:29; 9:29
2 Corinthians
4:9
2 Timothy
4:10; 4:10; 4:16; 4:16
Hebrews
10:25; 13:5

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G1459 matches the Greek ἐγκαταλείπω (egkataleipō),
which occurs 9 times in 9 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 27:46

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:46 - At about three o’clock, Jesus called out with a loud voice, “Eli, Eli,[fn] lema sabachthani?” which means “My God, my God, why have you abandoned me?”[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 15:34

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:34 - Then at three o’clock Jesus called out with a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” which means “My God, my God, why have you abandoned me?”[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 2:27

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 2:27 - For you will not leave my soul among the dead[fn]
or allow your Holy One to rot in the grave.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 9:29

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 9:29 - And Isaiah said the same thing in another place:
“If the LORD of Heaven’s Armies
had not spared a few of our children,
we would have been wiped out like Sodom,
destroyed like Gomorrah.”[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 4:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 4:9 - We are hunted down, but never abandoned by God. We get knocked down, but we are not destroyed.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ti 4:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Ti 4:10 - Demas has deserted me because he loves the things of this life and has gone to Thessalonica. Crescens has gone to Galatia, and Titus has gone to Dalmatia.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ti 4:16

Unchecked Copy Box2Ti 4:16 - The first time I was brought before the judge, no one came with me. Everyone abandoned me. May it not be counted against them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 10:25

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 10:25 - And let us not neglect our meeting together, as some people do, but encourage one another, especially now that the day of his return is drawing near.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 13:5

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 13:5 - Don’t love money; be satisfied with what you have. For God has said,
“I will never fail you.
I will never abandon you.”[fn]
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