διακωλύω

diakōlyō · prevent

Greek word · Strong’s number G1254 · appears 1 time in the Bible

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What it means

diakōlyō (διακωλύω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “prevent”.

Try to stop someone.

How to say it

di·a·kō·ly·ō

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.

Related words

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

Where it appears

  • Matthew 3:14

    But John tried to prevent him, saying, “I need to be immersed by you, and you come to me?”