"pr. to step into or upon; met. to search into, investigate; to pry into intrusively, Col. 2:18*"
Definition and meaning
pr. to step into or upon; met. to search into, investigate; to pry into intrusively, Col. 2:18*
In the original Greek the word is written: ἐμβατεύω
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of embateuo (G1687) across the King James Bible.
Let no man beguile you of your reward in a voluntary humility and worshipping of angels, intruding into those things which he hath not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind,
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Common questions
Strong's G1687 (embateuo) is a Greek word that means: pr. to step into or upon; met. to search into, investigate; to pry into intrusively, Col. 2:18* It appears 1 times in the King James Bible.
The word embateuo (G1687) appears 1 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G1687 is embateuo, a Greek word defined as: pr. to step into or upon; met. to search into, investigate; to pry into intrusively, Col. 2:18*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
embateuo is a Greek word found in the New Testament.