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Lexicon :: Strong's G1590 - eklyō

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ἐκλύω
Transliteration
eklyō (Key)
Pronunciation
ek-loo'-o
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
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Strong’s Definitions

ἐκλύω eklýō, ek-loo'-o; from G1537 and G3089; to relax (literally or figuratively):—faint.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 6x

The KJV translates Strong's G1590 in the following manner: faint (5x), faint (with G2258) (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 6x
The KJV translates Strong's G1590 in the following manner: faint (5x), faint (with G2258) (1x).

  1. to loose, unloose, to set free

  2. to dissolve, metaph., to weaken, relax, exhaust

    1. to have one's strength relaxed, to be enfeebled through exhaustion, to grow weak, grow weary, be tired out

    2. to despond, become faint hearted

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἐκλύω eklýō, ek-loo'-o; from G1537 and G3089; to relax (literally or figuratively):—faint.
STRONGS G1590:
ἐκλύω: [passive, present ἐκλύομαι]; perfect participle ἐκλελυμένος; 1 aorist ἐξελύθην; 1 future ἐκλυθήσομαι; often in Greek writings from [Homer], Aeschylus down;
1. to loose, unloose (cf. German auslösen), to set free: τινά τινος and ἔκ τινος.
2. to dissolve; metaphorically, to weaken, relax, exhaust (Sept. Joshua 10:6; Jeremiah 45:4 (Jer. 38:4); Aristotle, h. an. 9, 1 at the end [p. 610a, 27]; Josephus, Antiquities 8, 11, 3; 13, 8, 1). Commonly in the passive
a. to have one's strength relaxed, to be enfeebled through exhaustion, to grow weak, grow weary, be tired out, (often so in Greek writings): of the body, Matthew 9:36 Rec.; Matt 15:32; Mark 8:3; thus for עָיֵף, 1 Samuel 14:28; 2 Samuel 17:29; for רָפָה, 2 Samuel 4:1 etc.; of the mind, Galatians 6:9 (μὴ ἐκλυόμενοι if we faint not, namely, in well-doing). Cf. Grimm on 1 Macc. 3:17.
b. to despond, become faint-hearted: Hebrews 12:5, (Deuteronomy 20:3; Proverbs 3:11); with ταῖς ψυχαῖς added, Hebrews 12:3; τοῖς σώμασι, ταῖς ψυχαῖς, Polybius 20, 4, 7; τῇ ψυχῇ, 29, 6, 14; 40, 12, 7; cf. Grimm on 1 Macc. 9:8; 2 Macc. 3:24.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Deuteronomy
20:3
Joshua
10:6
1 Samuel
14:28
2 Samuel
4:1; 17:29
Proverbs
3:11
Jeremiah
38:4; 45:4
Matthew
9:36; 15:32
Mark
8:3
Galatians
6:9
Hebrews
12:3; 12:5

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G1590 matches the Greek ἐκλύω (eklyō),
which occurs 34 times in 34 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 27:40

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:40 - By your sword you shall live,
and you shall serve your brother;
but when you grow restless
you shall break his yoke from your neck.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 49:24

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 49:24 - yet his bow remained unmoved;
his arms[fn] were made agile
by the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob
(from there is the Shepherd,[fn] the Stone of Israel),

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 20:3

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 20:3 - and shall say to them, ‘Hear, O Israel, today you are drawing near for battle against your enemies: let not your heart faint. Do not fear or panic or be in dread of them,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 10:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:6 - And the men of Gibeon sent to Joshua at the camp in Gilgal, saying, “Do not relax your hand from your servants. Come up to us quickly and save us and help us, for all the kings of the Amorites who dwell in the hill country are gathered against us.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 18:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 18:3 - So Joshua said to the people of Israel, “How long will you put off going in to take possession of the land, which the LORD, the God of your fathers, has given you?

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 8:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 8:15 - And he came to the men of Succoth and said, “Behold Zebah and Zalmunna, about whom you taunted me, saying, ‘Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna already in your hand, that we should give bread to your men who are exhausted?’”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 14:28

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 14:28 - Then one of the people said, “Your father strictly charged the people with an oath, saying, ‘Cursed be the man who eats food this day.’” And the people were faint.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 30:21

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 30:21 - Then David came to the two hundred men who had been too exhausted to follow David, and who had been left at the brook Besor. And they went out to meet David and to meet the people who were with him. And when David came near to the people he greeted them.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 4:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 4:1 - When Ish-bosheth, Saul’s son, heard that Abner had died at Hebron, his courage failed, and all Israel was dismayed.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 16:2

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 16:2 - And the king said to Ziba, “Why have you brought these?” Ziba answered, “The donkeys are for the king’s household to ride on, the bread and summer fruit for the young men to eat, and the wine for those who faint in the wilderness to drink.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 16:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 16:14 - And the king, and all the people who were with him, arrived weary at the Jordan.[fn] And there he refreshed himself.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 17:2

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 17:2 - I will come upon him while he is weary and discouraged and throw him into a panic, and all the people who are with him will flee. I will strike down only the king,

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 17:29

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 17:29 - honey and curds and sheep and cheese from the herd, for David and the people with him to eat, for they said, “The people are hungry and weary and thirsty in the wilderness.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 21:11

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 21:11 - When David was told what Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, the concubine of Saul, had done,

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 21:15

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 21:15 - There was war again between the Philistines and Israel, and David went down together with his servants, and they fought against the Philistines. And David grew weary.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 20:43

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 20:43 - And the king of Israel went to his house vexed and sullen and came to Samaria.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 15:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 15:7 - But you, take courage! Do not let your hands be weak, for your work shall be rewarded.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 4:4

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 4:4 - Then the people of the land discouraged the people of Judah and made them afraid to build

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 6:9

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 6:9 - For they all wanted to frighten us, thinking, “Their hands will drop from the work, and it will not be done.” But now, O God,[fn] strengthen my hands.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 19:25

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 19:25 - For I know that my Redeemer lives,
and at the last he will stand upon the earth.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 3:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:11 - My son, do not despise the LORD’s discipline
or be weary of his reproof,

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 6:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 6:3 - then do this, my son, and save yourself,
for you have come into the hand of your neighbor:
go, hasten,[fn] and plead urgently with your neighbor.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 13:7

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 13:7 - Therefore all hands will be feeble,
and every human heart will melt.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 29:9

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 29:9 - Astonish yourselves[fn] and be astonished;
blind yourselves and be blind!
Be drunk,[fn] but not with wine;
stagger,[fn] but not with strong drink!

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 46:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 46:2 - They stoop; they bow down together;
they cannot save the burden,
but themselves go into captivity.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 51:20

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 51:20 - Your sons have fainted;
they lie at the head of every street
like an antelope in a net;
they are full of the wrath of the LORD,
the rebuke of your God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 4:31

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 4:31 - For I heard a cry as of a woman in labor,
anguish as of one giving birth to her first child,
the cry of the daughter of Zion gasping for breath,
stretching out her hands,
“Woe is me! I am fainting before murderers.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 12:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 12:5 - “If you have raced with men on foot, and they have wearied you,
how will you compete with horses?
And if in a safe land you are so trusting,
what will you do in the thicket of the Jordan?

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 38:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 38:4 - Then the officials said to the king, “Let this man be put to death, for he is weakening the hands of the soldiers who are left in this city, and the hands of all the people, by speaking such words to them. For this man is not seeking the welfare of this people, but their harm.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 49:24

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 49:24 - Damascus has become feeble, she turned to flee,
and panic seized her;
anguish and sorrows have taken hold of her,
as of a woman in labor.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 2:12

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 2:12 - They cry to their mothers,
“Where is bread and wine?”
as they faint like a wounded man
in the streets of the city,
as their life is poured out
on their mothers’ bosom.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 2:19

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 2:19 - “Arise, cry out in the night,
at the beginning of the night watches!
Pour out your heart like water
before the presence of the Lord!
Lift your hands to him
for the lives of your children,
who faint for hunger
at the head of every street.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 7:17

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 7:17 - All hands are feeble, and all knees turn to water.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 31:15

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 31:15 - “Thus says the Lord GOD: On the day the cedar[fn] went down to Sheol I caused mourning; I closed the deep over it, and restrained its rivers, and many waters were stopped. I clothed Lebanon in gloom for it, and all the trees of the field fainted because of it.
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