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To sneak

ἐνδύνωStrong’s G1744

endunō

Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament

In short

Endunō is the Greek word usually translated “entering”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.

“For of this sort are they which creep into houses, and lead captive silly women laden with sins, led away with divers lusts,”
2 Timothy 3:6 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “entering”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • entering 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • 2 Timothy 1

1 book in all.

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    Greek dictionary

    ἐνδύνω endunō · to sneak

    ἐν-δύνω, see: ἐνδύω. ἐν-δύω (ἐνδύνω, 2Ti.3:6), [in LXX chiefly for לָבַשׁ ;] 1. with accusative of person(s), Mat.27:28 (WH, mg., R, mg.); with dupl. accusative, Mat.27:31, Mrk.15:20, Luk.15:22; mid., to put on oneself, be clothed with: with accusative of thing(s), Mat.6:25, Mrk.6:9, Luk.8:27 12:22, Act.12:21; ptcp., Mat.22:11, Mrk.1:6, 2Co.5:3, Rev.1:13 15:6 19:14; of armour (figuratively): Rom.13:12, Eph.6:11, 14, 1Th.5:8; metaphorically, δύναμιν, Luk.24:49; ἀφθαρσίαν, ἀθανασίαν, 1Co.15:53-54; τ. καινὸν ἄνθρωπον, Eph 4:24, Col.3:10; σπλάγχνα οἰκτιρμοῦ, Col.3:12; Ἰησ. Χριστόν, Rom.13:14, Gal …

    From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

    Webster's 1828 Dictionary

    How the English word “sneak” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

    SNEAK, verb intransitive

    [See Snake.]

    1. To creep or steal away privately; to withdraw meanly, as a person afraid or ashamed to be seen; as, to sneak away from company; to sneak into a corner or behind a screen.
    2. To speak roughly; to talk in rude murmuring terms.
    All definitions and other forms of “sneak”

      SNEAK, verb transitive

      To hide. [Not in use.]

        SNEAK, noun

        A mean fellow.

          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.