ΛΕΙΠΟΤΑΚΤΕΙΝ, λειποτακτειν
LEIPOTAKTEIN, leipotaktein
Sounds Like: lay-poh-tak-TAYN
Translations: to desert, to abandon one's post, to fall away, to forsake
From the root: ΛΕΙΠΩ, ΤΑΣΣΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This is a compound verb meaning to desert or abandon one's assigned post or duty, especially in a military context. It implies a failure to remain in one's proper place or to fulfill an obligation. It can be used to describe someone who falls away from a commitment or a cause.
Inflection: Present Active Infinitive
Strong’s number: G3002 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Clement of Rome
- Clement’s First Letter — 21:4
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΛΕΙΠΩ, ΤΑΣΣΩ.
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.
- ΛΙΠΟΤΑΚΤΗΣΗΤΕ — you may desert, you may abandon your post, you may be a deserter
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