epileipo
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1952. epileipo

epileipo: I fail, fall short
Original Word: ἐπιλείπω
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: epileipo
Phonetic Spelling: (ep-ee-li'-po)
Short Definition: I fail, fall short
Definition: I fail, fall short.

STRONGS NT 1952: ἐπιλείπω

ἐπιλείπω: future ἐπιλειψω; to fail, not to suffice for (any purpose, for the attainment of an end): τινα 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).



fail.

From epi and leipo; to leave upon, i.e. (figuratively) to be insufficient for -- fail.

see GREEK epi

see GREEK leipo

επιλειψει επιλείψει ἐπιλείψει επίλεκτα επίλεκτά επίλεκτος επίλεκτός επιλεκτούς επιλέκτους επιλέκτων επιληπτεύεσθαι επιληπτεύεσθε επίληπτον επίληπτος επιλήπτων epileipsei epileípsei


Strong's Greek 1952
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ἐπιλείψει — 1 Occ.

Hebrews 11:32 V-FIA-3S
BIB: ἔτι λέγω ἐπιλείψει με γὰρ
NAS: For time will fail me if I tell
KJV: for the time would fail me to tell
INT: more do I say will fail me indeed

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