Strong's Lexicon emplekó: To entangle, to involve Original Word: ἐμπλέκω Word Origin: From the Greek preposition "ἐν" (en, meaning "in") and the verb "πλέκω" (plekó, meaning "to weave" or "to braid"). Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "emplekó," the concept of being ensnared or entangled can be related to Hebrew words like "יָקַשׁ" (yaqash, Strong's H3369), meaning "to ensnare" or "to trap." Usage: The verb "emplekó" is used metaphorically in the New Testament to describe becoming entangled or involved in something, often with a negative connotation. It suggests being caught up or ensnared in affairs that distract or hinder one's primary focus or mission. Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, the concept of being entangled was often associated with being caught in a net or snare, a common metaphor for being trapped or hindered. This imagery would have been familiar to early Christians, who lived in a society where military service and civic duties could easily distract from spiritual commitments. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom en and plekó Definition to weave in, to entwine, i.e. to involve with NASB Translation entangled (1), entangles (1). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 1707: ἐμπλέκωἐμπλέκω (see ἐν, III. 3): passive (present ἐμπλέκομαι); 2 aorist participle ἐμπλακεις; to inweave; tropically, in passive, with the dative of thing, to entangle, involve in: 2 Timothy 2:4; 2 Peter 2:20. (From Aeschylus down.) Strong's Exhaustive Concordance entangle. From en and pleko; to entwine, i.e. (figuratively) involve with -- entangle (in, self with). see GREEK en see GREEK pleko Forms and Transliterations εμπλακεντες εμπλακέντες ἐμπλακέντες εμπλακήσεται εμπλεκεται εμπλέκεται ἐμπλέκεται emplakentes emplakéntes empleketai empléketaiLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance 2 Timothy 2:4 V-PIM/P-3SGRK: οὐδεὶς στρατευόμενος ἐμπλέκεται ταῖς τοῦ NAS: soldier in active service entangles himself in the affairs KJV: that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs INT: No one serving as a soldier entangles himself with the of this 2 Peter 2:20 V-APP-NMP Strong's Greek 1707 |
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