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Lexicon :: Strong's G1578 - ekklinō

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ἐκκλίνω
Transliteration
ekklinō (Key)
Pronunciation
ek-klee'-no
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
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Strong’s Definitions

ἐκκλίνω ekklínō, ek-klee'-no; from G1537 and G2827; to deviate, i.e. (absolutely) to shun (literally or figuratively), or (relatively) to decline (from piety):—avoid, eschew, go out of the way.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x

The KJV translates Strong's G1578 in the following manner: eschew (1x), avoid (1x), go out of the way (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x
The KJV translates Strong's G1578 in the following manner: eschew (1x), avoid (1x), go out of the way (1x).

  1. to turn aside, deviate (from the right way and course)

  2. to turn (one's self) away, to turn away from, keep aloof from one's society

  3. to shun one

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἐκκλίνω ekklínō, ek-klee'-no; from G1537 and G2827; to deviate, i.e. (absolutely) to shun (literally or figuratively), or (relatively) to decline (from piety):—avoid, eschew, go out of the way.
STRONGS G1578:
ἐκκλίνω [Romans 16:17 T Tr WH]; 1 aorist ἐξέκλινα; in Greek writings from Thucydides down; Sept. chiefly for סוּר and נָטָה; intransitive, to turn aside, deviate (from the right way and course, Malachi 2:8, [cf. Deuteronomy 5:32]); metaphorically and absolutely, to turn (oneself) away [Buttmann, 144f (126f); Winer's Grammar, 251 (236)], either from the path of rectitude, Romans 3:12 (Psalm 13:3 (Ps. 14:3)); or from evil (a malis declinare, Cicero, Tusc. 4, 6): ἀπὸ κακοῦ, 1 Peter 3:11 (Psalm 33:15 (Ps. 34:15); Psalm 36:27 (Ps. 37:27); Proverbs 3:7); ἀπό with the genitive of person to turn away from, keep aloof from, one's society; to shun one: Romans 16:17, (οὕς, Ignatius ad Eph. 7, 1).
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Deuteronomy
5:32
Psalms
13:3; 14:3; 33:15; 34:15; 37:27
Proverbs
3:7
Malachi
2:8
Romans
3:12; 16:17; 16:17
1 Peter
3:11

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G1578 matches the Greek ἐκκλίνω (ekklinō),
which occurs 3 times in 3 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 3:12

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 3:12 - All have turned aside; together they have become worthless;
no one does good,
not even one.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 16:17

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 16:17 - I appeal to you, brothers, to watch out for those who cause divisions and create obstacles contrary to the doctrine that you have been taught; avoid them.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Pe 3:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 3:11 - let him turn away from evil and do good;
let him seek peace and pursue it.
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