Strong's Lexicon diakóluó: To hinder, to prevent, to obstruct Original Word: διακωλύω Word Origin: From the Greek prefix διά (dia, meaning "through" or "across") and the verb κωλύω (koluó, meaning "to hinder" or "to prevent"). Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for διακωλύω, similar concepts can be found in Hebrew words like מָנַע (manah, Strong's H4513), meaning "to withhold" or "to restrain." Usage: The verb διακωλύω (diakóluó) is used to describe the act of hindering or preventing something from happening. It implies an active intervention to stop or obstruct a process or action. In the New Testament, it is often used in contexts where an action or event is being stopped or delayed. Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, the concept of hindrance or obstruction was common in both legal and social contexts. The term διακωλύω would have been understood as an active effort to prevent an action, whether in legal disputes, social interactions, or personal endeavors. The New Testament usage reflects this understanding, often in the context of spiritual or moral hindrances. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom dia and kóluó Definition to hinder NASB Translation prevent (1). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 1254: διακωλύωδιακωλύω: imperfect διεκωλυον; (διά in this compound does not denote effort as is commonly said, but separation, Latindis, cf. German verhindern, Latinprohibere; cf. διακλειω, to separate by shutting, shut out; cf. Winers De verb. comp. etc. Part v., p. 17f); to hinder, prevent: τινα, Matthew 3:14 (on the tense cf. Winers Grammar, § 40, 3 c.; Buttmann, 205 (178)). (From Sophocles and Thucydides down.) Strong's Exhaustive Concordance forbid. From dia and koluo; to hinder altogether, i.e. Utterly prohibit -- forbid. see GREEK dia see GREEK koluo Forms and Transliterations διεκωλυεν διεκώλυεν diekoluen diekōluen diekolyen diekōlyen diekṓlyenLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts |
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