To lick
ἀπολείχωStrong’s G0621apoleichō
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Apoleichō is the Greek word usually translated “were licking”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“And desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man’s table: moreover the dogs came and licked his sores.”
Meaning
Usually translated “were licking”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- were licking 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Luke 1
1 book in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
Greek dictionary
ἀπολείχω apoleichō · to lick
ἀπο-λείχω (for ἐπιλ-, which see), to lick up: Luk.16:21, Rec.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “lick” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
LICK, verb transitive
[Latin lingo; Gr. See Like and Sleek.]
- To pass or draw the tongue over the surface; as, a dog licks a wound.
- To lap; to take in by the tongue; as, a dog or cat licks milk. 1 Kings 21:19“Now shall this company lick up all that are round about us, as an ox licketh up the grass of the field” Numbers 22:4“His enemies shall lick the dust” Psalms 72:9
All definitions and other forms of “lick”
LICK, noun
In America, a place where beasts of the forest lick for salt, at salt springs.
LICK, noun
- A blow; a stroke. [Not an elegant word.]
- A wash; something rubbed on. [Not in use.]
LICK, verb transitive
To strike repeatedly for punishment; to flog; to chastise with blows. [Not an elegant word; but probably flog, Latin fligo, is from the root of this word.]
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.