ἐκλείπω
ekleipō · fail, run out
Greek word · Strong’s number G1587 · appears 4 times in the Bible
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ekleipō (ἐκλείπω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “fail, run out”.
Come to an end; of the sun, be darkened.
How to say it
e·klei·pō
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
- Run out, give way.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- come to an end ×1
- fail ×1
- having failed ×1
- it fails ×1
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Words that come from it
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Luke 16:9
And I tell you, make friends for yourselves by means of the unrighteous wealth, so that when it fails, they may welcome you into the eternal dwellings.
- Luke 22:32
but I have prayed for you that your faith may not fail; and you, when you have turned back, strengthen your brothers.”
- Luke 23:45
the sun having failed; and the curtain of the sanctuary was torn down the middle.
- Hebrews 1:12
and like a cloak you will roll them up, like a garment, and they will be changed; but you are the same, and your years will not come to an end.