Lexical Definition
ἐκλείπω ekleípō (ek-li'-po) to fail G:V
from ἐκ and λείπω
fail.
- to omit, i.e. (by implication) cease (die)
Abbott-Smith
ἐκ-λείπω [in LXX for כָּלָה, כָּרַת ni., תָּמַם, etc., 47 different words in all ;]
1. trans., to leave out, pass over.
2. Intrans., to leave off, cease, fail: μαμωνᾶς, Lk 16:9; πίστις, Lk 22:32; ἔτη, He 1:12 (LXX); of the sun in an eclipse, Lk 23:45.†
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Luke | 16:9 · 22:32 · 23:45 |
| Hebrews | 1:12 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
ἐκλείπω-ω,
leave out, pass over, πολλὰ δ᾽ ἐκλείπωω λέγων [Refs 4th c.BC+]; ἐ. Ἄνδρον leave out, pass over Andros, [Refs 5th c.BC+] —passive, ὄνειδος οὐκ ἐκλείπωεται fails not to appear, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__2 forsake, desert, abandon, τὰς πατρίδας, τὴν ξυμμαχίην, etc., [Refs 5th c.BC+]; abandon, quit, τὴν τάξιν [Refs 5th c.BC+]; give up, τὴν τυραννίδα [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__3 frequently in elliptic phrases, ἐκλείπωειν τὴν πόλιν εἰς τὰ ἄκρα abandon the city and go to the heights, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__4 εἴ τις ἐξέλιπε τὸν ἀριθμόν (of the Persian immortals) if any one left the number incomplete, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__5 fail one, ἐκλελοίπασιν ὑμᾶς αἱ προφάσεις [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II intransitive, of the Sun or Moon, suffer eclipse, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II.2 die, οἱ ἐκλιπόντες the deceased, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of trees, [Refs 1st c.BC+]; more frequently in full, ἐ. βίον [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὑφ᾽ ὧν ἥκιστα ἐχρῆν τὸν βίον ἐκλιπών (=ἀποθανών) [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II.3 faint, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II.4 generally, leave off, cease, τῇ μοι [ὁ λόγος] ἐξέλιπε [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐκλέλοιπεν εὐφρόνη, i.e. it is day, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; [αἱ ἐργασίαι] ἐκλελοίπασιν [Refs 5th c.BC+]: with participle, leave off doing, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II.5 fail, be wanting, ῥώμη γὰρ ἐκλέλοιπεν ἣν πρὶν εἴχομεν [Refs 5th c.BC+]; περὶ ὧν ἐ. [ὁ νόμος] [Refs 4th c.BC+]: Grammars, of words in a sentence, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; of grammatical forms,[Refs]
__II.6 remain, be left, [LXX]
__II.7 depart, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__II.8 ἐκλείπωων σφυγμός remittent pulse, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]