◄ 1578. ekklinó ►
Strong's Lexicon ekklinó: To turn away, to avoid, to shun Original Word: ἐκκλίνω Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: ekklinó Pronunciation: ek-klee'-no Phonetic Spelling: (ek-klee'-no) Definition: To turn away, to avoid, to shun Meaning: (lit: I bend away from), I fall away from, turn away (from), deviate. Word Origin: From the Greek preposition "ἐκ" (ek, meaning "out of") and the verb "κλίνω" (klinó, meaning "to bend" or "to incline"). Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Hebrew equivalent often associated with the concept of turning away from evil is סוּר (sur), which means to turn aside or depart. Usage: The verb "ekklinó" is used in the New Testament to describe the action of turning away from something, often with the connotation of avoiding evil or sin. It implies a deliberate choice to steer clear of a particular path or behavior. This term is frequently used in moral and ethical contexts, urging believers to avoid sinful practices and to pursue righteousness. Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, moral philosophy often emphasized the importance of avoiding vice and pursuing virtue. The concept of turning away from evil was not only a religious directive but also a philosophical ideal. In the Jewish tradition, the idea of shunning evil is deeply rooted in the wisdom literature, where the righteous are often depicted as those who turn away from wickedness. HELPS Word-studies 1578 ekklínō (from 1537 /ek, "out from and to" and 2827 /klínō, "bend") – properly, to bow out (turn away), with its inevitable outcome (out-come); exclude; fully avoid by deliberate, decisive rejection (turning away from). NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origin from ek and klinó Definition to deviate, to turn away (from someone or something) NASB Translation turn away (2), turned aside (1). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 1578: ἐκκλίνω ἐκκλίνω (Romans 16:17 T Tr WH); 1 aorist ἐξέκλινα; in Greek writings from Thucydides down; the Sept. chiefly for סוּר and נָטָה; intransitive, to turn aside, deviate (from the right way and course, Malachi 2:8 (cf. Deuteronomy 5:32)); metaphorically and absolutely, to turn (oneself) away (Buttmann, 144f (126f); Winer's Grammar, 251 (236)), either from the path of rectitude, Romans 3:12 (Psalm 13:3 ()); or from evil (a malis declinare, Cicero, Tusc. 4, 6): ἀπό κακοῦ, 1 Peter 3:11 (Psalm 33:15 (); Psalm 36:27 (); Proverbs 3:7); ἀπό with the genitive of person to turn away from, keep aloof from, one's society; to shun one: Romans 16:17 (οὕς, Ignatius ad Eph. 7, 1 [ET]). Strong's Exhaustive Concordance avoid, eschew, go out of the way. From ek and klino; to deviate, i.e. (absolutely) to shun (literally or figuratively), or (relatively) to decline (from piety) -- avoid, eschew, go out of the way. see GREEK ek see GREEK klino Forms and Transliterations έγκλινον εκκέκλικεν εκκλεινομένων εκκλίναι εκκλίνας εκκλίνατε εκκλινατω εκκλινάτω ἐκκλινάτω έκκλινε εκκλινεί εκκλίνει εκκλίνειν εκκλινείς εκκλινείτε εκκλινετε εκκλίνετε ἐκκλίνετε εκκλίνη εκκλίνης εκκλινήτε εκκλίνητε έκκλινον εκκλίνοντας εκκλίνοντες εκκλίνοντος εκκλινούμεν εκκλινούσας εκκλινούσι εκκλίνουσιν εκκλινώ εκκλίνω εκκλίνωμεν εκκλίνων εκκλίνωσι εκκλύσει εκκόλαμμα εξέκλινα εξεκλίναμεν εξεκλιναν εξέκλιναν ἐξέκλιναν εξέκλινας εξεκλίνατε εξέκλινε εξέκλινεν εξέκλινον ekklinato ekklinatō ekklináto ekklinátō ekklinete ekklínete exeklinan exéklinan Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman's Concordance Romans 3:12 V-AIA-3P GRK: πάντες ἐξέκλιναν ἅμα ἠχρεώθησαν NAS: ALL HAVE TURNED ASIDE, TOGETHER KJV: all gone out of the way, they are INT: All turned away together they became worthless Romans 16:17 V-PMA-2P GRK: ποιοῦντας καὶ ἐκκλίνετε ἀπ' αὐτῶν NAS: you learned, and turn away from them. KJV: have learned; and avoid them. INT: make and turn away from them 1 Peter 3:11 V-AMA-3S GRK: ἐκκλινάτω δὲ ἀπὸ NAS: HE MUST TURN AWAY FROM EVIL AND DO KJV: Let him eschew evil, and INT: Let him turn aside also from Strong's Greek 1578 3 Occurrences ἐκκλινάτω — 1 Occ. ἐκκλίνετε — 1 Occ. ἐξέκλιναν — 1 Occ.