enkataleipō · forsake

What it means

enkataleipō (ἐγκαταλείπω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “forsake”.

Abandon, leave alone.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. To leave someone alone, turn one's back on them.
2. To leave something behind, like children.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• abandon ×2
• abandoned ×2
• deserted ×2
• have you forsaken ×2
• abandoning ×1
• left ×1

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Matthew×1
• Mark×1
• Acts×2
• Romans×1
• 2 Corinthians×1
• 2 Timothy×2
• Hebrews×2

• Matthew 27:46

  And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” that is, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”

• Mark 15:34

  And at the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” which is translated, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”

• Acts 2:27

  because you will not abandon my soul to Hades, nor will you let your Holy One see decay.

• Acts 2:31

  foreseeing this, he spoke about the resurrection of the Messiah, that he was neither abandoned to Hades, nor did his flesh see decay.

• Romans 9:29

  And as Isaiah said beforehand: If the Lord Tsevaot had not left us offspring, we would have become like Sodom, and would have been made like Gomorrah.

• 2 Corinthians 4:9

  persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed;

• 2 Timothy 4:10

  for Demas, having loved the present age, has deserted me and gone to Thessalonica; Crescens to Galatia, Titus to Dalmatia.

• 2 Timothy 4:16

  At my first defense no one stood by me, but all deserted me; may it not be counted against them.

• Hebrews 10:25

  not abandoning our own gathering together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the day coming near.

• Hebrews 13:5

  Let your conduct be free from the love of money, being content with what you have, for he himself has said: I will never leave you, nor will I ever abandon you.