Strong G1254διακωλύω

to hinder

Transliteration
diakōluō
Pronunciation
dee-ak-o-loo'-o
Morphology
Greek Verb

Definition

From G1223 and G2967; to hinder altogether that is utterly prohibit: - forbid.

Detailed definition

δια-κωλεύω
[in LXX: Jdth.4:7 12:7 *;]
to hinder, prevent: with accusative, Mat.3:14.†
(AS)

In the Bible

Strong G1254 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • forbad1

First verses

  1. Matthew 3:14
    But John forbad him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me?
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Detailed Greek dictionary
διακωλ-ύω [ῡ],
hinder, prevent, τινὰ μὴ ποιεῖν [NT+5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 8.144, compare 5th c.BC: Lysias Orator 20.36; δ. σε ὀρφανὸν εἶναι 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Hecuba” 148; δ. τὰ ἱερὰ μὴ γίγνεσθαι 5th c.BC: Antipho Orator 5.82; δ. ἄδικα γίγνεσθαι 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Apologia” 31e; δ. τινά 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 8.92, NT.Matt.3.14)]; δ. τινά τι (i.e. ποιεῖν) [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Epistulae” 315d; δ. τινά τινος 1st c.BC: Diodorus Siculus Historicus 20.79; δ. φόνον 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Coloneus” 1771 (Lyric poetry); δ. τὸ πρᾶγμα 5th-6th c.BC: Alcaeus Comicus 3, compare 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Ethica Nicomachea” 1159b6)]:—passive, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 1.101; διακωλυθεὶς τοῦ σκοποῦ τυχεῖν 5th c.BC: Antipho Orator 3.2.7: ἂ διεκωλύθη (i.e. ποιεῖν) 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 18.60.)]