Hebrews 13:5:18Heb.13.5.W18TAB
ἐγκαταλίπω
engataleipō
“I will forsake”
- Transliteration
- en-ga-ta-LEI-pō
- Extended
- ehn-gah-tah-LAY-poh
- IPA
- /eŋ.ga.taˈliː.pɔː/
Meaning by language
- English
- I will forsake
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron |
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The word
Word in context
- word
en-ga-ta-LEI-pō
- sentence
a-phi-LAR-gy-ros ho TRO-pos ar-KOU-me-noi tois pa-ROU-sin au-TOS gar EI-rê-ken ou MÊ se a-NÔ oud ou MÊ se en-ga-ta-LEI-pō
Exegesis
The strong denial is formed by the double negation ou mē {οὐ μή | ou mē} plus the aorist subjunctive verbs anō {ἀνῶ | a-nô} and egkataleipō {ἐγκαταλίπω | en-ka-ta-lí-pō}, creating a forceful promise: ‘I will certainly not leave…nor will I ever forsake.’ Parallelism heightens the assurance, rendered in English by ‘never…nor will I ever.’
Root and etymology
kataleipōkappa–alpha–tau–alpha–lambda–epsilon–iota–pi–omega
“to leave behind, abandon”
In context — Hebrews 13:5
Let your way of life be free from the love of money, being content with the things you have; for He Himself has said, “I will never leave you, nor will I ever forsake you.”
About this coordinate
Hebrews 13:5:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of Hebrews 13:5, so the Greek word ἐγκαταλίπω (engataleipō) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Heb.13.5.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (Heb.13.5.W18.S1) and character.