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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.

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:40 -

“By your sword you shall live,

And your brother you shall serve;

But it shall be when you become restless,

That you will [fn]break his yoke from your neck.”

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 49:24 -

But his bow remained [fn]firm,

And [fn]his arms were agile,

From the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob,

From there is the Shepherd, the Stone of Israel,

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 20:3 - “And he shall say to them, ‘Hear, O Israel, you are drawing near to the battle against your enemies today. Do not let your heart be faint. Do not be afraid, nor be alarmed, nor be in dread before them,
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:6 -

Then the men of Gibeon sent word to Joshua to the camp at Gilgal, saying, “Do not [fn]abandon your slaves; come up to us quickly and save us and help us, for all the kings of the Amorites that live in the hill country have assembled against us.”

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 18:3 - So Joshua said to the sons of Israel, “How long will you put off entering to take possession of the land which Yahweh, the God of your fathers, has given you?
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 8:15 - Then he came to the men of Succoth and said, “Behold Zebah and Zalmunna, about whom you reproached me, saying, ‘[fn]Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna already in your hand, that we should give bread to your men who are weary?’”
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 14:28 - Then one of the people answered and said, “Your father strictly put the people under a sworn oath, saying, ‘Cursed be the man who eats food today.’” And the people were weary.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 30:21 -

Then David came to the two hundred men who were too exhausted to follow David, who had also remained at the brook Besor, and they went out to meet David and to meet the people who were with him, and David approached the people and greeted them.

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 4:1 -

Then [fn]Ish-bosheth, Saul’s son heard that Abner had died in Hebron. And [fn]he lost courage, and all Israel was dismayed.

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 16:2 - And the king said to Ziba, “Why do you have these?” And Ziba said, “The donkeys are for the king’s household to ride, and the bread and summer fruit for the young men to eat, and the wine, for whoever is faint in the wilderness to drink.”
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 16:14 - Then the king and all the people who were with him arrived weary and he refreshed himself there.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 17:2 - “And I will come upon him while he is weary with his hands falling limp and throw him into utter fright, so that all the people who are with him will flee. Then I will strike down the king alone,
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 17:29 - honey, curds, sheep, and cheese of the herd, for David and for the people who were with him, to eat; for they said, “The people are hungry and weary and thirsty in the wilderness.”
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 21:11 - Then it was told to David what Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, the concubine of Saul, had done.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 21:15 -

And the Philistines were at war again with Israel, so David went down and his servants with him; and as they fought against the Philistines, David became weary.

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 20:43 - So the king of Israel went to his house sullen and enraged, and came to Samaria.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 15:7 - “But you, be strong and do not let your hands fall limp, for there is reward for your work.”
Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 4:4 -

So the people of the land [fn]discouraged the people of Judah and dismayed them from building,

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 6:9 -

For all of them were trying to frighten us, [fn]thinking, “Their hands will [fn]become limp in doing the work, and it will not be done.” But now, O God, strengthen my hands.

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 19:25 -

“As for me, I know that my [fn]Redeemer lives,

And [fn]at the last He will rise up over the dust of this world.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:11 -

My son, do not reject the [fn]discipline of Yahweh

Or loathe His reproof,

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 6:3 -

Do this then, my son, and deliver yourself;

Since you have come into the [fn]hand of your neighbor,

Go, humble yourself, and badger your neighbor.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 13:7 -

Therefore all hands will fall limp,

And every man’s heart will melt.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 29:9 -

Astonish yourselves and be astonished,

Blind yourselves and be blind;

They become drunk, but not with wine;

They stagger, but not with strong drink.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 46:2 -

They stooped over, they have bowed down together;

They could not rescue the load,

But [fn]have themselves gone into captivity.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 51:20 -

Your sons have fainted;

They lie helpless at the head of every street,

Like an antelope in a net,

Full of the wrath of Yahweh,

The rebuke of your God.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 4:31 -

For I heard a sound as of a woman in labor pains,

The distress as of one giving birth to her first child,

The sound of the daughter of Zion gasping for breath,

Stretching out her [fn]hands, saying,

“Ah, woe is me, for my soul faints before murderers.”

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 12:5 -

“If you have run with footmen and they have tired you out,

Then how can you compete with horses?

If you fall down in a land of peace,

How will you do in the [fn]thicket of the Jordan?

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 38:4 - Then the officials said to the king, “Now let this man be put to death, inasmuch as he is making the hands of the men of war who remain in this city as well as the hands of all the people limp, by speaking such words to them; for this man is not seeking peace for this people but rather calamity.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 49:24 -

“Damascus has become limp in their hands;

She has turned away to flee,

And panic has taken hold of her;

Distress and pangs have seized her

Like a woman in childbirth.

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 2:12 -

Lamedh

They say to their mothers,

“Where is grain and wine?”

As they faint like a wounded man

In the open squares of the city,

As their life is poured out

On their mothers’ bosom.

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 2:19 -

Qoph

“Arise, cry aloud in the night

At the head of the night watches;

Pour out your heart like water

Before the presence of the Lord;

Lift up your hands to Him

For the life of your infants

Who are faint because of hunger

At the head of every street.”

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 7:17 - ‘All hands will hang limp, and all knees will [fn]become like water.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 31:15 -

‘Thus says Lord Yahweh, “On the day when it went down to Sheol I caused mourning; I covered it with the [fn]deep over it and held back its rivers. And its many waters were stopped up, and I made Lebanon [fn]mourn for it, and all the trees of the field wilted away on account of it.

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