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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 24 times in 24 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 4:13

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 4:13 - He went first to Nazareth, then left there and moved to Capernaum, beside the Sea of Galilee, in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 16:4

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 16:4 - Only an evil, adulterous generation would demand a miraculous sign, but the only sign I will give them is the sign of the prophet Jonah.[fn]” Then Jesus left them and went away.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 19:5

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 19:5 - And he said, ‘This explains why a man leaves his father and mother and is joined to his wife, and the two are united into one.’[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 21:17

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:17 - Then he returned to Bethany, where he stayed overnight.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 10:7

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 10:7 - ‘This explains why a man leaves his father and mother and is joined to his wife,[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 12:19

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 12:19 - “Teacher, Moses gave us a law that if a man dies, leaving a wife without children, his brother should marry the widow and have a child who will carry on the brother’s name.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 12:21 - So the second brother married the widow, but he also died without children. Then the third brother married her.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 14:52

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:52 - he slipped out of his shirt and ran away naked.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 5:28

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 5:28 - So 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 the big dinner she was preparing. She came to Jesus and said, “Lord, doesn’t it seem unfair to you that my sister just sits here while I do all the work? Tell her to come and help me.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 15:4

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 15:4 - “If a man has a hundred sheep and one of them gets lost, what will he do? Won’t he leave the ninety-nine others in the wilderness and go to search for the one that is lost until he finds it?

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 20:31

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 20:31 - Then the third brother married her. This continued with all seven of them, who died without children.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 8:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 8:9 - When the accusers heard this, they slipped away one by one, beginning with the oldest, until only Jesus was left in the middle of the crowd with the woman.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 6:2

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 6:2 - So the Twelve called a meeting of all the believers. They said, “We apostles should spend our time teaching the word of God, not running a food program.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 18:19

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 18:19 - They stopped first at the port of Ephesus, where Paul left the others behind. While he was there, he went to the synagogue to reason with the Jews.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 21:3

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:3 - We sighted the island of Cyprus, passed it on our left, and landed at the harbor of Tyre, in Syria, where the ship was to unload its cargo.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 24:27

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 24:27 - After two years went by in this way, Felix was succeeded by Porcius Festus. And because Felix wanted to gain favor with the Jewish people, he left Paul in prison.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 25:14

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:14 - During their stay of several days, Festus discussed Paul’s case with the king. “There is a prisoner here,” he told him, “whose case was left for me by Felix.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 11:4

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 11:4 - And do you remember God’s reply? He said, “No, I have 7,000 others who have never bowed down to Baal!”[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Eph 5:31

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 5:31 - As the Scriptures say, “A man leaves his father and mother and is joined to his wife, and the two are united into one.”[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Th 3:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 3:1 - Finally, when we could stand it no longer, we decided to stay alone in Athens,

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 4:1

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 4:1 - God’s promise of entering his rest still stands, so we ought to tremble with fear that some of you might fail to experience it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 11:27

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 11:27 - It was by faith that Moses left the land of Egypt, not fearing the king’s anger. He kept right on going because he kept his eyes on the one who is invisible.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Pe 2:15

Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 2:15 - They have wandered off the right road and followed the footsteps of Balaam son of Beor,[fn] who loved to earn money by doing wrong.
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