To turn from
ἐκκλίνωStrong’s G1578ekklinō
Appears in 3 verses of the New Testament
In short
Ekklinō is the Greek word usually translated “turned away”, “do turn away” and “should turn away”. It appears in 3 verses of the New Testament.
“They are all gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable; there is none that doeth good, no, not one.”
Meaning
Usually translated “turned away”, “do turn away” and “should turn away”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- turned away 1
- do turn away 1
- he should turn away 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Romans 2
- 1 Peter 1
2 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
Greek dictionary
ἐκκλίνω ekklinō · to turn from
ἐκ-κλίνω [in LXX for נָטָה, סוּר, etc. ;] intrans., to turn aside, turn away: metaphorically, from the right path, absol., Rom.3:12 (LXX); from evil, absol., 1Pe.3:11; before ἀπό, with genitive of person(s), Rom.16:17.† (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.