"to shut out, exclude; to shut of, separate, insulate; Gal. 4:17; to leave no place for, eliminate, Rom. 3:27*"
Definition and meaning
to shut out, exclude; to shut of, separate, insulate; Gal. 4:17; to leave no place for, eliminate, Rom. 3:27*
In the original Greek the word is written: ἐκκλείω
Historical context
Paul wrote Romans from Corinth, one of the most important commercial cities in the empire. Rome had a Jewish population of around 50,000. The letter addresses real tensions between Jewish believers with centuries of Torah tradition and Gentile believers with no such background. Emperor Nero was on the throne. Within ten years he would execute both Paul and Peter.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of ekkleio (G1576) across the King James Bible.
Where is boasting then? It is excluded. By what law? of works? Nay: but by the law of faith.
They zealously affect you, but not well; yea, they would exclude you, that ye might affect them.
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Common questions
Strong's G1576 (ekkleio) is a Greek word that means: to shut out, exclude; to shut of, separate, insulate; Gal. 4:17; to leave no place for, eliminate, Rom. 3:27* It appears 2 times in the King James Bible.
The word ekkleio (G1576) appears 2 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G1576 is ekkleio, a Greek word defined as: to shut out, exclude; to shut of, separate, insulate; Gal. 4:17; to leave no place for, eliminate, Rom. 3:27*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
ekkleio is a Greek word found in the New Testament.