ἐμπλέκω
emplekō · get entangled
Greek word · Strong’s number G1707 · appears 2 times in the Bible
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emplekō (ἐμπλέκω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “get entangled”.
Be caught up in something.
How to say it
em·ple·kō
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
- To get caught up in something as in a net.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
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Where it appears
- 2 Timothy 2:4
No one serving as a soldier gets entangled in the affairs of everyday life, so that he may please the one who enlisted him.
- 2 Peter 2:20
For if, after they have escaped the defilements of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Savior Jesus the Messiah, they are again entangled in them and overcome, the last state has become for them worse than the first.