Original Word: λείπω
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: leipó
Pronunciation: lay'-po
Phonetic Spelling: (li'-po)
Definition: To leave, to forsake, to lack
Meaning: (earlier: I leave behind, abandon), (a) I am wanting, (b) mid: e.g. with gen: I come behind (in a race), am left behind in, fall short of (some standard), am wanting in.

Word Origin: A primary verb

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - עָזַב (azab) - Strong's Hebrew 5800: To leave, forsake

- חָסֵר (chaser) - Strong's Hebrew 2637: To lack, be without

Usage: The Greek verb "λείπω" (leipó) primarily means "to leave" or "to forsake." It can also imply a sense of lacking or being deficient in something. In the New Testament, it is often used in contexts where something is left behind or when there is a deficiency or need.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, the concept of leaving or forsaking was significant in both social and religious contexts. To leave something behind could imply a physical departure or a more metaphorical sense of abandoning a practice or belief. The idea of lacking was also important in a society where resources could be scarce, and community support was vital.

Word Origin
a prim. verb
Definition
to leave, leave behind
NASB Translation
lack (1), lacking (2), lacks (1), need (1), remains (1).

STRONGS NT 3007: λείπω

λείπω; (2 aorist subjunctive 3 person singular λιπη, Titus 3:13 T WIt marginal reading; present passive λείπομαι; from Homer down);

1. transitive, to leave, leave behind, forsake; passive to be left behind (properly, by one's rival in a race, hence), a. to lag, be inferior: ἐν μηδενί, James 1:4 (Herodotus 7, 8, 1); (others associate this example with the two under b.).

b. to be destitute of, to lack: with the genitive of the thing, James 1:5; James 2:15 (Sophocles, Plato, others).

2. intransitive, to be lacking or absent, to fail: λείπει τί τίνι, Luke 18:22; Titus 3:13 (Polybius 10, 18, 8; others); τά λείποντα, the things that remain (so Justin Martyr, Apology 1, 52, cf. 32; but others are lacking), Titus 1:5. (Compare: ἀπολείπω, διαλείπω, ἐκλείπω, ἐπιλείπω, καταλείπω, ἐνκαταλείπω, περιλείπω, ὑπολείπω.)

be destitute, lack.

A primary verb; to leave, i.e. (intransitively or passively) to fail or be absent -- be destitute (wanting), lack.

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