Lexical Definition

‎καταλείπω‎ kataleípō (kat-al-i'-po) to leave behind ^G:V
from ‎κατά‎ and ‎λείπω‎

forsake, leave, reserve.

• to leave down, i.e. behind
• by implication, to abandon, have remaining

Abbott-Smith

κατα-λείπω, [in LXX chiefly far שׁאר, ni., hi., also for עזב, יתר, etc.;]
1. to leave behind, leave: c. acc. pers. (rei), Mt 4:13, Mk 12:19, 21, Lk 20:31, Ac 24:27 25:14, He 11:27; of sailing by a place, Ac 21:3; ptcp., καταλιπών, redundant (Dalman, Words, 21 f.), Mt 16:4 21:17; pass., [9](/btb/interlinear/43%20-%20John/8/John.8.9.html)], I Th 3:1; metaph., εὐθεῖαν ὁδόν, II Pe 2:15.
2. to forsake, abandon: Mt 19:5, Mk 10:7(LXX) 14:52, Lk 5:28 15:4, Ac 6:2, Eph 5:31(LXX).
3. to leave remaining, reserve: c. acc. et inf., Lk 10:40; ἐμαυτῷ, Ro 11:4(LXX); pass., He 4:1 (cf. ἐν-κατα-λείπω).†

Abbott-Smith References

Liddell-Scott-Jones

καταλείπω,

later καταλιμπάνω (which see), Epic dialect also καλλείπω [Refs 8th c.BC+]: future καλλείψω [Refs]: aorist κάλλῐπον [Refs]: aorist 1 subjunctive καλλείψῃς [Refs 4th c.AD+]; participle καλλείψας [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; Ionic dialect iterative καταλίπεσκε (κατελίπεσκε, καταλειπέεσκε codices) [Refs 5th c.BC+]: perfect -λέλοιπα[Refs 5th c.BC+] —middle, future καταλείψομαι (in passive sense) [Refs 5th c.BC+]: aorist 2 -ελιπόμην[Refs 5th c.BC+]:—passive, future καταλειφθήσομαι [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—leave behind, πὰρ δ᾽ ἄρ᾽ ὄχεσφιν ἄλλον.. κάλλιπεν [Refs 8th c.BC+]; especially of persons dying or going into a far country, κὰδ δέ με Χήρην λείπεις ἐν μεγάροισι [Refs 8th c.BC+] —middle, καταλείπεσθαι παῖδας leave behind one, [Refs 5th c.BC+]:— passive, to be left, remain behind, κατελέλειπτο ἐν Πέρσῃσι [Refs 5th c.BC+] a force left behind the rest, [Refs 5th c.BC+]

__2 bequeath, [τόξον] παιδὶ κάλλιπ᾽ ἀποθνῄσκων [Refs 8th c.BC+]; παισὶν αἰδῶ οὐ Χρυσὸν κ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]infinitive, εἰ καταλείψει μηδὲ ταφῆναι not enough to be buried with, [Refs 5th c.BC+] —passive, [Χρήματα] καταλειφθέντα [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__2.b κ. διαθήκας leave a will (when going on service), [Refs]
__3 middle, leave in a certain state, κόλπον βαθὺν καταλιπόμενος τοῦ κιθῶνος [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II forsake, abandon, οὕτω δὴ μέμονας Τρώων πόλιν.. καλλείψει; [Refs 8th c.BC+]; πολλοὺς καταλείψομεν we shall leave many upon the field,[Refs]: with infinitive, κάλλιπεν οἰωνοῖσιν ἕλωρ καὶ κύρμα γενέσθαι [Refs 8th c.BC+]; σχεδίην ἀνέμοισι φέρεσθαι κ[Refs 5th c.BC+]; πατέρας καὶ ξυγγενεῖς ἀτίμους κ. [Refs]; κ. τὴν δίαιταν not to appear at the trial, Test. cited in [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__II.2 let drop, give up, τὰ αὑτῶν ἔργα [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__III leave remaining, ὀκτὼ μόνον [Refs 5th c.BC+] codices; κ. ἄφοδον leave an exit, [Refs]:—middle, κ. στενὴν διέξοδον [Refs 5th c.BC+]; -λείπεσθαι ἑαυτῷ reserve for oneself, [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—passive, to be left, remain, τίς ἔτι ἡδονὴ -λείπετα; [NT+5th c.BC+]; of the remainder in calculations, [Refs 3rd c.BC+] with infinitive, it remains that.. , τὸν κόσμον κ. ἀθάνατον εἶμεν Aristaeusap.[Refs 1st c.AD+]; -λείπεται μάχη yet remains to be fought, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__III.2 leave alone, opposed to περιαιρέω, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__III.2.b leave undisputed, τὰς παραλλαγάς [Refs 1st c.BC+]: hence, admit, allow the truth of a doctrine, [Refs 2nd c.BC+]:—passive, [Refs 1st c.BC+]
__III.2.c omit, with infinitive, [Refs 3rd c.AD+]

_{LSJ Scripture Refs: Heb.4.1}