"to be weary, exhausted, faint, Mt. 15:32; Mk. 8:3; Gal. 6:9; to lose courage, to faint, Heb. 12:3, 5*"
Definition and meaning
to be weary, exhausted, faint, Mt. 15:32; Mk. 8:3; Gal. 6:9; to lose courage, to faint, Heb. 12:3, 5*
In the original Greek the word is written: ἐκλύω
Historical context
Rome had controlled Judea since 63 BC. Herod the Great rebuilt the Temple into one of the most magnificent structures in the ancient world — and simultaneously murdered members of his own family. The common people paid multiple layers of taxation and were politically powerless. Into that world a carpenter from Galilee began teaching that the kingdom of God had arrived.
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 eklyo (G1590) across the King James Bible.
Then Jesus called his disciples unto him, and said, I have compassion on the multitude, because they continue with me now three days, and have nothing to eat: and I will not send them away fasting, lest they faint in the way.
And if I send them away fasting to their own houses, they will faint by the way: for divers of them came from far.
And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.
For consider him that endured such contradiction of sinners against himself, lest ye be wearied and faint in your minds.
And ye have forgotten the exhortation which speaketh unto you as unto children, My son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of him:
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Common questions
Strong's G1590 (eklyo) is a Greek word that means: to be weary, exhausted, faint, Mt. 15:32; Mk. 8:3; Gal. 6:9; to lose courage, to faint, Heb. 12:3, 5* It appears 5 times in the King James Bible.
The word eklyo (G1590) appears 5 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G1590 is eklyo, a Greek word defined as: to be weary, exhausted, faint, Mt. 15:32; Mk. 8:3; Gal. 6:9; to lose courage, to faint, Heb. 12:3, 5*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
eklyo is a Greek word found in the New Testament.