Greek word study

λείπωleípō I am wanting, am left behind

(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.

Translated in the King James as: be destitute (wanting), lack

Appears 5 times in Scripture

Origin: a primary verb;

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Where it appears

Luke 1×
Luke 18:22
Titus 2×
Titus 1:5Titus 3:13
James 2×
James 1:4James 1:5

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Lexicon data: Open Scriptures Strong’s dictionaries (CC-BY-SA), Dodson Greek Lexicon (public domain). Word alignment: Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain). Self-hosted by Seen.