Word study · Greek
enkataleípō
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Say it: en-kat-al-I-po (approximate)
ἐγκαταλείπω
What it means
To leave behind, to abandon (en "in" plus kata "down" plus leipō "leave"). In 4:10, "Demas left me"; in 4:16, "all left me." In Matthew 27:46, "why have you forsaken me?"; in Hebrews 13:5, "I will never leave you."
Range of meaning
- AbandonLeave in a bad place.
- ForsakeDesert.
In 2 Timothy
- Chapter 4
"For Demas left me" (4:10, 4:16).
Every verse (2)
Verses where G1459 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources