G1587: ἐκλείπω
ekleípō · “to fail”
Definition
to omit, i.e. (by implication) cease (die)
KJV translates it as: fail
Extended definition
ἐκ-λείπω
[in LXX for כָּלָה, כָּרַת ni., תָּמַם, etc., 47 different words in all ;]
1. trans., to leave out, pass over.
2. Intrans., to leave off, cease, fail: μαμωνᾶς, Luk.16:9; πίστις, Luk.22:32; ἔτη, Heb.1:12 (LXX); of the sun in an eclipse, Luk.23:45.†
(AS)
[in LXX for כָּלָה, כָּרַת ni., תָּמַם, etc., 47 different words in all ;]
1. trans., to leave out, pass over.
2. Intrans., to leave off, cease, fail: μαμωνᾶς, Luk.16:9; πίστις, Luk.22:32; ἔτη, Heb.1:12 (LXX); of the sun in an eclipse, Luk.23:45.†
(AS)
Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon (1922) via STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0).
How G1587 is translated
- it may fail ×1
- may fail ×1
- darkened. ×1
- will never end. ×1
Bible verses with G1587 (ekleípō)
Ekleípō appears in 4 verses.
- Luke 16:9
And I say unto you, Make to yourselves friends of the mammon of unrighteousness; that, when ye fail, they may receive you into everlasting habitations.
- Luke 22:32
But I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not: and when thou art converted, strengthen thy brethren.
- Luke 23:45
And the sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was rent in the midst.
- Hebrews 1:12
And as a vesture shalt thou fold them up, and they shall be changed: but thou art the same, and thy years shall not fail.