"pr. to intertwine; met. to implicate, entangle, involve; pass. to be implicated, involved, or to entangle one’s self in, 2 Tim. 2:4; 2 Pet. 2:20*"
Definition and meaning
pr. to intertwine; met. to implicate, entangle, involve; pass. to be implicated, involved, or to entangle one’s self in, 2 Tim. 2:4; 2 Pet. 2:20*
In the original Greek the word is written: ἐμπλέκω
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of empleko (G1707) across the King James Bible.
No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life; that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier.
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 therein, and overcome, the latter end is worse with them than the beginning.
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Common questions
Strong's G1707 (empleko) is a Greek word that means: pr. to intertwine; met. to implicate, entangle, involve; pass. to be implicated, involved, or to entangle one’s self in, 2 Tim. 2:4; 2 Pet. 2:20* It appears 2 times in the King James Bible.
The word empleko (G1707) appears 2 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G1707 is empleko, a Greek word defined as: pr. to intertwine; met. to implicate, entangle, involve; pass. to be implicated, involved, or to entangle one’s self in, 2 Tim. 2:4; 2 Pet. 2:20*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
empleko is a Greek word found in the New Testament.