To break off
ἐκκλάωStrong’s G1575ekklaō
Appears in 3 verses of the New Testament
In short
Ekklaō is the Greek word usually translated “were broken off”. It appears in 3 verses of the New Testament.
“And if some of the branches be broken off, and thou, being a wild olive tree, wert graffed in among them, and with them partakest of the root and fatness of the olive tree;”
Meaning
Usually translated “were broken off”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- were broken off 2
- they were broken off 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Romans 3
1 book in all.
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Greek dictionary
ἐκκλάω ekklaō · to break off
ἐκ-κλάω, -ῶ [in LXX: Lev.1:17 (שָׁסַע pi.)* ;] to break off: pass., Rom.11:17-20.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.