ΕΞΕΛΚΩ, εξελκω
EXELKŌ, exelkō
Sounds Like: ex-EL-koh
Translations: to drag out, to draw out, to entice, to lure away, to lead astray
From the root: ΕΞΕΛΚΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a compound verb formed from the preposition ΕΚ/ΕΞ (meaning 'out of' or 'from') and the verb ΕΛΚΩ (meaning 'to drag' or 'to draw'). It literally means 'to drag out' or 'to draw out'. Metaphorically, it is used to describe the act of being enticed or lured away from a path of righteousness, often by one's own desires. It implies a forceful or compelling drawing away.
Inflection: Present, Active, Indicative, First Person Singular
Strong’s number: G1828 (Lookup on BibleHub)
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From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΕΞΕΛΚΩ.
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.
- ἘΞΕΙΛΚΕΝ — drew out, dragged out, enticed, allured
- ἘΞΕΛΚΟΜΕΝΟΣ — drawn away, being drawn away, lured away, enticed, being enticed
- ἘΞΕΛΚΥΣΕΙ — will drag out, will draw out, will entice, will lure
- ἘΞΕΛΚΥΣΗΣ — you may drag out, you may draw out, you may entice, you may lure
- ΕΞΕΛΚΟΜΕΝΟΣ — being drawn out, being enticed, being lured away
- ΕΞΕΛΚΥΣΕΙ — he will drag out, he will draw out, he will entice, he will lure away
- ΕΞΕΛΚΥΣΗΣ — enticement, a drawing out, a luring forth
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