Lexicon epileipo: I fail, fall short Original Word: ἐπιλείπωPart of Speech: Verb Transliteration: epileipo Phonetic Spelling: (ep-ee-li'-po) Short Definition: I fail, fall short Definition: I fail, fall short. Thayer's STRONGS NT 1952: ἐπιλείπωἐπιλείπω: future ἐπιλειψω; to fail, not to suffice for (any purpose, for the attainment of an end): τινα ὁ χρόνος, time fails one, Hebrews 11:32 and many like examples in Greek writings from Demosthenes down; see Bleek, Brief an d. Hebrews 2:2, p. 818. STRONGS NT 1952a: ἐπιλείχωἐπιλείχω: imperfect ἐπέλειχον; to lick the surface of, lick over ((cf. ἐπί, D. 1); German belecken): with the accusative of a thing, Luke 16:21 L T Tr WH; (in Long. past. 1, 24 (11) a variant for ἐπιτρέχω).
Strong's fail. From epi and leipo; to leave upon, i.e. (figuratively) to be insufficient for -- fail. see GREEK epi see GREEK leipo |
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