Strong's Greek · G2641

καταλείπω

kataleípō

forsake, leave, reserve

Definition

to leave down, i.e. behind; by implication, to abandon, have remaining

Derivation

from G2596 (κατά) and G3007 (λείπω);

Appears 24 times in Scripture

Matthew 16:4

A wicked and adulterous generation demands a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of Jonah.” Then He left them and went away.

John 8:9

When they heard this, they began to go away one by one, beginning with the older ones, until only Jesus was left, with the woman standing there.

Mark 12:21

Then the second one married the widow, but he also died and left no children. And the third did likewise.

Matthew 4:13

Leaving Nazareth, He went and lived in Capernaum, which is by the sea in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali,

Matthew 21:17

Then He left them and went out of the city to Bethany, where He spent the night.

Mark 14:52

but he pulled free of the linen cloth and ran away naked.

Luke 5:28

and Levi got up, left everything, and followed Him.

Luke 10:40

But Martha was distracted by all the preparations to be made. She came to Jesus and said, “Lord, do You not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Tell her to help me!”

Mark 10:7

‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife,

Acts 21:3

After sighting Cyprus and passing south of it, we sailed on to Syria and landed at Tyre, where the ship was to unload its cargo.

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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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