What does ἐκκλίνω (ekklínō) mean in the Bible?
ἐκκλίνω (ekklínō): To turn away or aside, especially from the right path or from evil influences
Greek · G1578
ἐκκλίνω
To turn from
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ἐκκλίνω G1578
Pronunciation ekklínō
What does ἐκκλίνω (ekklínō) mean in the Bible?
ἐκκλίνω (ekklínō): To turn away or aside, especially from the right path or from evil influences
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G1578?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include have turned away (1), He must turn (1), Turn away (1).
Where does ἐκκλίνω (ekklínō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Romans 3:12. Its strongest book concentrations include Romans (2), 1 Peter (1).
Are there verse guides for ἐκκλίνω (ekklínō)?
This entry includes 1 verse guide that explain exact original-language forms in context.
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It have turned away 1× Romans 3:12
He must turn 1× 1 Peter 3:11
Turn away 1× Romans 16:17
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Romans 3:12
Aligned rows 3
Books represented 2
Romans 2 1 Peter 1
Source forms
ἐκκλινάτω 1x ekklinatō 1 Peter 3:11
ἐκκλίνετε 1x ekklinete Romans 16:17
ἐξέκλιναν 1x exeklinan Romans 3:12
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 3rd Person Singular 1x 1 Peter 3:11
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural 1x Romans 3:12
Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural 1x Romans 16:17
Key Verse and Form Guides
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Evidence Summary
Greek word. To turn away or aside, especially from the right path or from evil influences
Source Gloss
to turn from
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
To turn away or aside, especially from the right path or from evil influences
intrans., to turn aside, turn away: metaphorically, from the right path, absol., Rom.3:12 (LXX); from evil, absol., 1Pe.3:11; before ἀπό, with genitive of person(s), Rom.16:17.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
3 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
exeklinan
I fall away from, turn away
Read verse Romans 16:17 Verb Second Person Plural Aorist Active Imperative
ἐκκλίνατε ekklinate
I fall away from, turn away
Read verse 1 Peter 3:11 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Active Imperative
ἐκκλινάτω ekklinatw
I fall away from, turn away
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 2 Aligned forms 3 Tenses Aorist, Present Voices Active
Tenses
Voices
Indicative states a fact or reality 1×
Imperative command or strong request 2×
Present Active Rom 16:17 1×
Aorist Active 1 Pet 3:11 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 3 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 2 present 1
Voice
active 3
Mood
imperative 2 indicative 1
NT Occurrences
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Where It Appears in Scripture
Where this word appears in Scripture: passage, original form, and sense in context.
Biblical Witnesses
The wise person turns aside from evil, avoiding danger through caution
One who keeps his way turns from evil, maintaining righteousness through avoidance
The wicked person turns aside justice through bribery, perverting righteousness
Word Origins
ἐκκλίνω is built from these roots:
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain