G1707: ἐμπλέκω
emplékō · “to entangle/involve”
Definition
to entwine, i.e. (figuratively) involve with
KJV translates it as: entangle (in, self with)
Extended definition
ἐμ-πλέκω
[in LXX: Pro.28:18 (נָפַל), 2Ma.15:17 * ;]
to weave in, entwine; pass., metaphorically, to be involved, entangled in: 2Ti.2:4, 2Pe.2:20.†
(AS)
[in LXX: Pro.28:18 (נָפַל), 2Ma.15:17 * ;]
to weave in, entwine; pass., metaphorically, to be involved, entangled in: 2Ti.2:4, 2Pe.2:20.†
(AS)
Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon (1922) via STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0).
How G1707 is translated
- entangles himself ×1
- having been entangled ×1
Bible verses with G1707 (emplékō)
Emplékō appears in 2 verses.
- 2 Timothy 2:4
No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life; that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier.
- 2 Peter 2:20
For if after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again entangled therein, and overcome, the latter end is worse with them than the beginning.