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emplékō

entangle

Say it: em-PLEK-o (approximate)

ἐμπλέκω

What it means

To weave in, to entangle, to involve. In 2:4, "no soldier on duty entangles himself in the affairs of life." Also 2 Peter 2:20, "again entangled therein."

Range of meaning

  • EntangleCatch up in.
  • InvolveMix up with.

In 2 Timothy

  • Chapter 2

    "No soldier on duty entangles himself" (2:4). The word appears here and in 2 Peter 2:20.

Every verse (1)

Verses where G1707 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources