The Linked Word ProjectStrong's Number G1828
ἐξέλκω
exelko · ex-el'-ko
Transliteration:
exelko{ex-el'-ko}
Word Origin:
Part of Speech:
verb
Strong's Definition:
to drag forth, i.e. (figuratively) to entice (to sin)
Usage in the KJV:
draw away 1
Total: 1
Occurs 1 times in the Greek text.
Total: 1
Occurs 1 times in the Greek text.
Definition:
- to draw out
- metaph. lure forth: in hunting and fishing as game is lured from its hiding place, so man by lure is allured from the safety of self-restraint to sin. In Jas 1:14, the language of the hunting is transferred to the seduction of a harlot.