Emplékō — G1707
G1707 · Greek — ἐμπλέκω
Pronunciation: em-plek'-o
Definition
verb
to entwine, i.e. (figuratively) involve with
Usually translated as
entangle
Origin
from G1722 and G4120
Occurrences
Emplékō occurs 2 times in the King James.
Distribution of the word across the Bible: 2 Timothy (1), 2 Peter (1)
- 2 Timothy 2:4 — No man that warreth entangleth himself with (ἐμπλέκεται) the affairs of this life; that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier.
- 2 Peter 2:20 — For if after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again entangled (ἐμπλακέντες) therein, and overcome, the latter end is worse with them than the beginning.
Strong's Lexicon — E