ἘΚΚΛΙΝΩ, ἐκκλινω
EKKLINŌ, ekklinō
Sounds Like: ek-KLEE-noh
Translations: to turn aside, to turn away, to avoid, to deviate, to decline, to shun
From the root: ἘΚΚΛΙΝΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a compound verb formed from the preposition ἐκ (ek), meaning 'out of' or 'from,' and the verb κλίνω (klinō), meaning 'to bend' or 'to incline.' It means to turn or bend away from something, often implying a deviation from a path, a turning away from evil, or shunning something. It can be used to describe physically turning away or morally deviating.
Inflection: Present, Active, Indicative, First Person Singular (or Infinitive)
Strong’s number: G1624 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ἘΚΚΛΙΝΩ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ἘΚΚΕΚΛΙΚΕΝ — he has turned away, he has deviated, he has avoided, he has declined
- ἘΚΚΛΙΝΑΝΤΟΣ — of one who turned aside, of one who deviated, of one who avoided, of one who declined
- ἘΚΚΛΙΝΕΙΝ — to turn away, to avoid, to shun, to deviate, to decline, to turn aside
- ἘΚΚΛΙΝΗ — turn aside, turn away, avoid, decline, deviate, shun
- ἘΚΚΛΙΝΟΝ — turning away, departing, declining, avoiding, shunning
- ἘΚΚΛΙΝΟΝΤΑΣ — turning aside, deviating, shunning, avoiding, those who turn aside, those who deviate
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