To hinder
διακωλύωStrong’s G1254diakōluō
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Diakōluō is the Greek word usually translated “was hindering”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“But John forbad him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me?”
Meaning
Usually translated “was hindering”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- was hindering 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 1
1 book in all.
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Greek dictionary
διακωλύω diakōluō · to hinder
δια-κωλεύω [in LXX: Jdth.4:7 12:7 * ;] to hinder, prevent: with accusative, Mat.3:14.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “hinder” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
HINDER, adjective
comparative of hind. That is in a position contrary to that of the head or fore part; designating the part which follows; as the hinder part of a wagon; the hinder part of a ship, or the stern.
All definitions and other forms of “hinder”
HIN'DER, verb transitive
[Latin cunctor.]
- To stop; to interrupt; to obstruct; to impede or prevent from moving forward by any means.“Them that were entering in, ye hindered” Luke 11:52
- To retard; to check in progression or motion; to obstruct for a time, or to render slow in motion.
- To prevent.
HIN'DER, verb intransitive
To interpose obstacles or impediments.
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.