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Lexicon :: Strong's G2641 - kataleipō

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καταλείπω
Transliteration
kataleipō (Key)
Pronunciation
kat-al-i'-po
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
mGNT
24x in 14 unique form(s) TR
25x in 15 unique form(s) LXX
217x in 66 unique form(s)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 4:194,523

Strong’s Definitions

καταλείπω kataleípō, kat-al-i'-po; from G2596 and G3007; to leave down, i.e. behind; by implication, to abandon, have remaining:—forsake, leave, reserve.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 25x

The KJV translates Strong's G2641 in the following manner: leave (22x), forsake (2x), reserve (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 25x
The KJV translates Strong's G2641 in the following manner: leave (22x), forsake (2x), reserve (1x).

  1. to leave behind

    1. to depart from, leave

      1. to be left

    2. to bid (one) to remain

    3. to forsake, leave to one's self a person or thing by ceasing to care for it, to abandon, leave in the lurch

      1. to be abandoned, forsaken

    4. to cause to be left over, to reserve, to leave remaining

    5. like our "leave behind", it is used of one who on being called away cannot take another with him

      1. especially of the dying (to leave behind)

    6. like our "leave", leave alone, disregard

      1. of those who sail past a place without stopping

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
καταλείπω kataleípō, kat-al-i'-po; from G2596 and G3007; to leave down, i.e. behind; by implication, to abandon, have remaining:—forsake, leave, reserve.
STRONGS G2641:
καταλείπω; future καταλείψω; 1 aorist κατελειψα (in later authors; cf. Lob. ad Phryn., p. 713ff; (Veitch, under the word λείπω; WH's Appendix, p. 169f)); 2 aorist κατέλιπον; passive, present καταλείπομαι; perfect participle καταλελειμμένος (WH καταλελιμμενος, see (their Appendix, p. 154b, and) under the word Iota); 1 aorist κατελείφθην; (see κατά, III. 5); the Sept. for הותִיר, הִשְׁאִיר, עָזַב; (from Homer down); to leave behind; with the accusative of place or person;
a. equivalent to to depart from, leave, a person or thing: Matthew 4:13; Matthew 16:4; Matthew 21:17; Hebrews 11:27; metaphorically, εὐθεῖαν ὁδόν, to forsake true religion, 2 Peter 2:15. passive to be left: John 8:9; equivalent to to remain, followed by ἐν with the dative of place, 1 Thessalonians 3:1.
b. equivalent to to bid (one) to remain: τινα in a place, Acts 18:19; Titus 1:5 (R G; others ἀπολείπω).
c. to forsake, leave to oneself a person or thing, by ceasing to care for it, to abandon, leave in the lurch: καταλείψει... τόν πατέρα καί τήν μητέρα, Matthew 19:5; Mark 10:7; Ephesians 5:31, from Genesis 2:24; passive to be abandoned, forsaken: εἰς ᾅδου (or ᾅδην (which see 2)), Acts 2:31 Rec. (see ἐγκαταλείπω, 1); with the accusative of the thing, Mark 14:52; Luke (Luke 5:28); Luke 15:4; τόν λόγον, to neglect the office of instruction, Acts 6:2.
d. to cause to be left over, to reserve, to leave remaining: ἐμαυτῷ, Romans 11:4 (1 Kings 19:18); καταλείπεται, there still remains, ἐπαγγελία, a promise (to be made good by the event), Hebrews 4:1 (μάχη, Xenophon, Cyril 2, 3, 11; σωτηρίας ἐλπίς, Josephus, b. j. 4, 5, 4); τινα with an infinitive (to leave any business to be done by one alone), Luke 10:40.
e. like our leave behind, it is used of one who on being called away cannot take another with him: Acts 24:27; Acts 25:14; specifically, of the dying (to leave behind), Mark 12:19 (Mark 12:21 L marginal reading T Tr WH); Luke 20:31 (Deuteronomy 28:54; Proverbs 20:7; and often in Greek writings from Homer Iliad 24, 726; Odyssey 21, 33 on).
f. like our leave equivalent to leave alone, disregard: of those who sail past a place without stopping, Acts 21:3. (Compare: ἐγκαταλείπω.)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Genesis
2:24
Deuteronomy
28:54
1 Kings
19:18
Proverbs
20:7
Matthew
4:13; 16:4; 19:5; 21:17
Mark
10:7; 12:19; 12:21; 14:52
Luke
5:28; 10:40; 15:4; 20:31
John
8:9
Acts
2:31; 6:2; 18:19; 21:3; 24:27; 25:14
Romans
11:4
Ephesians
5:31
1 Thessalonians
3:1
Titus
1:5
Hebrews
4:1; 11:27
2 Peter
2:15

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2641 matches the Greek καταλείπω (kataleipō),
which occurs 25 times in 25 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 4:13

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 4:13 - Leaving Nazareth, he went and lived in Capernaum, which was by the lake in the area of Zebulun and Naphtali—

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 16:4

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 16:4 - A wicked and adulterous generation looks for a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of Jonah.” Jesus then left them and went away.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 19:5

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 19:5 - and said, ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh’[fn]?

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 21:17

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:17 - And he left them and went out of the city to Bethany, where he spent the night.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 10:7

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 10:7 - ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife,[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 12:19

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 12:19 - “Teacher,” they said, “Moses wrote for us that if a man’s brother dies and leaves a wife but no children, the man must marry the widow and raise up offspring for his brother.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 14:52

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:52 - he fled naked, leaving his garment behind.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 5:28

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 5:28 - and Levi got up, left everything and followed him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 10:40

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 10:40 - But Martha was distracted by all the preparations that had to be made. She came to him and asked, “Lord, don’t you care that my sister has left me to do the work by myself? Tell her to help me!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 15:4

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 15:4 - “Suppose one of you has a hundred sheep and loses one of them. Doesn’t he leave the ninety-nine in the open country and go after the lost sheep until he finds it?

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 20:31

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 20:31 - and then the third married her, and in the same way the seven died, leaving no children.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 8:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 8:9 - At this, those who heard began to go away one at a time, the older ones first, until only Jesus was left, with the woman still standing there.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 2:31

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 2:31 - Seeing what was to come, he spoke of the resurrection of the Messiah, that he was not abandoned to the realm of the dead, nor did his body see decay.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 6:2

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 6:2 - So the Twelve gathered all the disciples together and said, “It would not be right for us to neglect the ministry of the word of God in order to wait on tables.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 18:19

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 18:19 - They arrived at Ephesus, where Paul left Priscilla and Aquila. He himself went into the synagogue and reasoned with the Jews.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 21:3

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:3 - After sighting Cyprus and passing to the south of it, we sailed on to Syria. We landed at Tyre, where our ship was to unload its cargo.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 24:27

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 24:27 - When two years had passed, Felix was succeeded by Porcius Festus, but because Felix wanted to grant a favor to the Jews, he left Paul in prison.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 25:14

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:14 - Since they were spending many days there, Festus discussed Paul’s case with the king. He said: “There is a man here whom Felix left as a prisoner.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 11:4

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 11:4 - And what was God’s answer to him? “I have reserved for myself seven thousand who have not bowed the knee to Baal.”[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Eph 5:31

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 5:31 - “For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.”[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Th 3:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 3:1 - So when we could stand it no longer, we thought it best to be left by ourselves in Athens.

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Unchecked Copy Box Tit 1:5

Unchecked Copy BoxTit 1:5 - The reason I left you in Crete was that you might put in order what was left unfinished and appoint[fn] elders in every town, as I directed you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 4:1

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 4:1 - Therefore, since the promise of entering his rest still stands, let us be careful that none of you be found to have fallen short of it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 11:27

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 11:27 - By faith he left Egypt, not fearing the king’s anger; he persevered because he saw him who is invisible.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Pe 2:15

Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 2:15 - They have left the straight way and wandered off to follow the way of Balaam son of Bezer,[fn] who loved the wages of wickedness.
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