verb
ekklinamō
Strong’sG1578
I fall away from, turn away
stem ekklin-3 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books3 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
ἐκ-κλίνω
[in LXX for נָטָה, סוּר, etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1578 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidek-klee'-no
to deviate, i.e. (absolutely) to shun (literally or figuratively), or (relatively) to decline (from piety)
King Jamesavoid, eschew, go out of the way.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
bend out of the regular line, bend outwards or away, opposed to ἐγκλίνω, Refs 5th c.BC+; change the form of a word, Refs 5th c.BC+
2 dislocate, Refs 5th c.BC+
3 embezzle, Refs 4th c.BC+
4 pervert, δικαιώματα LXX
II intransitive, turn away, ἀπό τινος LXX+5th c.BC+; ἐκ νόμου θεοῦLXX: absolutely, give ground, retire, Refs 5th c.BC+; give way, fall from its place, Refs
II.2 with accusative, avoid, shun, ἐ. τι καὶ μὴ πράττειν Refs 5th c.BC+:—passive, Refs 1st c.AD+
II.3 with preposition, turn away or aside towards, κατά τι Refs 5th c.BC+; ἐ. εἰς δῆμον, εἰς ὀλιγαρχίαν, decline into a democracy or oligarchy, Refs 4th c.BC+; πρός τινα visit a person on one's journey, LXX
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| ekklinalaἐξέκλιναν | happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural | turned aside | 1× |
| ekklinavōrἐκκλίνετε | happening now · yepresent active imperative 2nd person plural | avoid | 1× |
| ekklinatarἐκκλινάτω | happened · he/she/itaorist active imperative 3rd person singular | turn away | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 1 occurrence
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | ekklinamō | ekkliname | ekklinami | ekklinama | ekklinamē | ekklinamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | ekklinasō | ekklinase | ekklinasi | ekklinasa | ekklinasē | ekklinaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | ekklinatō | ekklinate | ekklinati | ekklinata | ekklinatē | ekklinatelē |
| we 1st person plural | ekklinanō | ekklinane | ekklinani | ekklinana | ekklinanē | ekklinanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | ekklinavō | ekklinave | ekklinavi | ekklinava | ekklinavē | ekklinavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | ekklinalō | ekklinale | ekklinali | ekklinala1×ἐξέκλιναν | ekklinalē | ekklinalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | ekklinameiō | ekklinameia | ekklinameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | ekklinaseiō | ekklinaseia | ekklinaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | ekklinateiō | ekklinateia | ekklinateiē |
| we 1st person plural | ekklinaneiō | ekklinaneia | ekklinaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | ekklinaveiō | ekklinaveia | ekklinaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | ekklinaleiō | ekklinaleia | ekklinaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, 2 occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | ekklinasōr | ekklinasar | ekklinasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | ekklinatōr | ekklinatar1×ἐκκλινάτω | ekklinatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | ekklinavōr1×ἐκκλίνετε | ekklinavar | ekklinavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | ekklinalōr | ekklinalar | ekklinalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | ekklinamoiō | ekklinamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | ekklinasoiō | ekklinasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | ekklinatoiō | ekklinatoia |
| we 1st person plural | ekklinanoiō | ekklinanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | ekklinavoiō | ekklinavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | ekklinaloiō | ekklinaloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | ekklinarō | ekklinari | ekklinara | ekklinarē |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | ekklinarōntos | ekklinarintos | ekklinarantos | ekklinarēntos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
ekklin is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
3 occurrences, every one of them listed
ekklinala“turned aside”happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural1×
Romans 3:12“turned aside”pantois ekklinala, hama achreiila; ouk atō poiarōntos chrēstotan, …All have turned away, they have together become worthless; there is no one who does good, not even …
ekklinavōr“avoid”happening now · yepresent active imperative 2nd person plural1×
Romans 16:17“avoid”… didachan han vis mathava poiarōntoin, kai ekklinavōr apo autoiu;… to the teaching you have learned. Turn away from them.
ekklinatar“turn away”happened · he/she/itaorist active imperative 3rd person singular1×
1 Peter 3:11“turn away”ekklinatar de apo kakoseu kai poiatar agathem, …… must turn from evil and do good; he must seek peace and pursue it.