Strong G1828ἐξέλκω

to drag out/away

Transliteration
exelkō
Pronunciation
ex-el'-ko
Morphology
Greek Verb

Definition

From G1537 and G1670; to drag forth that is (figuratively) to entice (to sin): - draw away.

Detailed definition

ἐξ-έλκω
[in LXX: Gen.37:28 (מָשַׁךְ), etc.;]
to draw out or away: metaphorically, ὑπὸ τ. ἐπιθυμίας, Jas.1:14 (see Mayor, in l).†
(AS)

In the Bible

Strong G1828 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • draw1

First verses

  1. James 1:14
    But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed.
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Detailed Greek dictionary
ἐξέλκ-ω,
future -έλξω[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Equites” 365 (Pors.))]: aorist 1 -είλκῠσ; infinitive -ελκύσαι[Refs ([prev. author] “Pax” 315, 506)]:—passive, -ελκυσθῇ[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.70)]:— draw, drag out, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 23.762: with _genitive_ loci, 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 5.432 (_passive_))]; φάσγανον.. ἐ. κολεοῦ [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Hecuba” 544)]; Ἑλλάδ᾽ ἐ. δουλίας rescue from slavery, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “P.” 1.75)]; δύστηνον ἐ. πόδα, of a lame man, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Philoctetes” 291: _absolutely_, without πόδα,)] of one wounded, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Andromache” 1121; ἐξέλξω σε τῆς πυγῆς θύραζε 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Equites” 365 (Pors. for ἐξελῶ))]; ἐξελκύσαι τὴν πᾶσιν Εἰρήνην φίλην drag her out of the cave, [Refs ([prev. author] “Pax” 294, compare 315, 506)]; rare in Prose, as [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 515e; ἐξελκυσθείς 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Politica” 1311b30; τέχναι τινὰ ἐ. τῆς πενίας 4th c.AD: Libanius Sophista “Orationes” 39.14.)]