Strong’s G2641 · Greek

καταλείπω
kataleípō

Definition

to leave down, i.e. behind; by implication, to abandon, have remaining

Etymology

from G2596 (κατά) and G3007 (λείπω);

Where the KJV renders it

  • forsake
  • leave
  • reserve

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Greek term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.

What the first audience heard

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