ἐκκλάω
ekkláō · G1575 · Greek · 3 occurrences
Meanings
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to break off
To break off a part
ExamplesRomans 11:17 But if some of the branches were broken off, and you, being a wild olive, were grafted in among them and became partaker with them of the rich root of the olive tree,
Romans 11:19 You will say then, “Branches were broken off so that I might be grafted in.”
Romans 11:20 Quite right, they were broken off for their unbelief, but you stand by your faith. Do not be conceited, but fear;
How it’s used In 2 roles
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
Who or what does itSubject
3 occurrences in 2 groups
- κλάδοςbranch (of a tree or woody shrub) 2
- Not stated: they 1
What is done to itIt is the object
2 occurrences in 2 groups
- ἔπωto say 1
- κατακαυχάομαιto boast against 1
When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.
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Near synonyms 2 words
- ἀποκόπτω apokóptō · G609 · to cut down, to cut off, to cut in two
- Greek verb meaning to cut off or sever; semantically parallel to ἐκκλάω in contexts of removing parts from a whole, though ἀποκόπτω emphasizes cutting action while ἐκκλάω emphasizes breaking.
- ῥήγνυμι rhḗgnymi · G4486 · to tear, to rip, to burst
- Greek verb for breaking or bursting; overlaps with ἐκκλάω in the general semantic domain of breaking, though ῥήγνυμι often implies more violent breaking and doesn't carry the specific 'off' nuance.
Contrasting words 1 word
- ἐγκεντρίζω enkentrízō · G1461 · to graft, to bud
- Direct lexical opposite in the horticultural context where ἐκκλάω appears (Rom 11:17-24); ἐκκλάω means to break off (branches), while ἐγκεντρίζω means to graft in (branches), representing opposite actions in the same agricultural metaphor.
In the other Testament 1 word
- שָׁבַר shâbar · H7665 · to break, to shatter, to maul
- Hebrew verbal equivalent for 'to break off'; שָׁבַר is the standard Hebrew verb for breaking, commonly used in contexts where ἐκκλάω would apply, particularly for breaking off branches or parts from a whole.
Semantic domains 1 entry
- To break off19.36
- Used repeatedly in Romans 11:17-20 of the natural branches that were broken off from the olive tree, illustrating the removal of unbelieving Israel to make room for the wild branches grafted in.
Word family 7 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon : 1 aorist passive ἐξεκλασθην; to break off; to cut off: Rom 11:17, Rom 11:19, Rom 11:20…
Topical studies with this word 1 entry
Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.
Sources
eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0
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