Greek verb · G2641
καταλείπω
kataleipokat-al-i'-po
to forsake, abandon; to leave remaining, reserve
23 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: kataleípō
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G2641is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 9 of 27New Testament books
- 12spellings
- 2meanings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · G2641
to leave down, i.e. behind; by implication, to abandon, have remaining
The King James renders it: forsake, leave, reserve.
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
kataleipo is rendered "to forsake, abandon; to leave remaining, reserve". It stands 23 times in the Greek text, across nine books.
- Five of the uses stand in Acts, more than in any other book.
- The lexicon lists two meanings for it, beginning with "to forsake, abandon".
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Matthew 4:13Leaving Nazareth, He went and lived in Capernaum, which is by the sea in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali,
- The Greek text spells it twelve different ways.
The first use
Leaving Nazareth, He went and lived in Capernaum, which is by the sea in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali,
Matthew 4:13καταλιπὼν
The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.
Where the word stands
The word stands in nine of the 27 New Testament books.
What the word means
The word carries two meanings: to forsake, abandon, and to leave remaining, reserve.
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
| Meaning | Tagged as | Where |
|---|---|---|
| to forsake, abandonMat.19:5, Mrk.10:7" (LXX) Mrk.14:52, Luk.5:28 15:4, Act.6:2, Eph.5:31" (LXX) . | Tagged as
and 3 more, 20 uses in all | WhereMatthew 19:5and said, ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife… |
| to leave remaining, reserve | Tagged as
| WhereLuke 10:40But Martha was distracted by all the preparations to be made. She came to Jesus and said, “Lord… |
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
| Word | Written | Meaning | Uses |
|---|---|---|---|
| κατά | kata | according to | Uses468 |
| καταβαίνω | katabaino | to come/go down | Uses81 |
| καταργέω | katargeo | to abate | Uses27 |
| καταλύω | katalyo | to destroy/lodge | Uses17 |
| καταγγέλλω | katangello | to proclaim | Uses17 |
| κατακρίνω | katakrino | to condemn | Uses15 |
| κατανοέω | katanoeo | to observe | Uses14 |
| καταντάω | katantao | to come to | Uses13 |
| καταρτίζω | katartizo | to complete | Uses13 |
| καταισχύνω | kataischyno | to dishonor | Uses13 |
| καταλαμβάνω | katalambano | to grasp | Uses13 |
| κατακαίω | katakaio | to burn | Uses12 |
and 93 more on the stem.
All 23, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
12 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- καταλιπὼν6
- κατέλιπεν4
- καταλείψει3
- κατέλιπον2
- καταλείπει1
- καταλειπομένης1
- καταλείποντες1
- καταλειφθῆναι1
- καταλείψαντας1
- καταλελειμμένος1
- καταλίπῃ1
- καταλιπόντες1
The grammar of each form
- verb · aorist active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singular6V-2AAP-NSM
- verb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singular4V-2AAI-3S
- verb · future active, indicative · 3rd person singular3V-FAI-3S
- verb · aorist active, indicative · 1st person singular1V-2AAI-1S
- verb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person plural1V-2AAI-3P
- verb · aorist active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine plural1V-2AAP-NPM
- verb · aorist active, subjunctive · 3rd person singular1V-2AAS-3S
- verb · aorist active, participle · accusative (object) · masculine plural1V-AAP-APM
- verb · aorist passive, infinitive (“to…”)1V-APN
- verb · present active, indicative · 3rd person singular1V-PAI-3S
- verb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine plural1V-PAP-NPM
- verb · present passive, participle · genitive (“of”) · feminine singular1V-PPP-GSF
Matthew
four uses
Leaving Nazareth, He went and lived in Capernaum, which is by the sea in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali,
- καταλιπὼνkataliponverb · aorist active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: having left
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.
- καταλιπὼνkataliponverb · aorist active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: having left
and said, ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh’?
- καταλείψειkataleipseiverb · future active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: will leave
Then He left them and went out of the city to Bethany, where He spent the night.
- καταλιπὼνkataliponverb · aorist active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: having left
Mark
four uses
‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife,
- καταλείψειkataleipseiverb · future active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: will leave
“Teacher, Moses wrote for us that if a man’s brother dies and leaves a wife but no children, the man is to marry his brother’s widow and raise up offspring for him.
- καταλίπῃkatalipeverb · aorist active, subjunctive · 3rd person singulartagged: he may leave behind
Then the second one married the widow, but he also died and left no children. And the third did likewise.
- καταλιπὼνkataliponverb · aorist active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: having left
but he pulled free of the linen cloth and ran away naked.
- καταλιπὼνkataliponverb · aorist active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: having left behind
Luke
four uses
and Levi got up, left everything, and followed Him.
- καταλιπὼνkataliponverb · aorist active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: having left
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!”
- κατέλιπενkatelipenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: has left
“What man among you, if he has a hundred sheep and loses one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the pasture and go after the one that is lost, until he finds it?
- καταλείπειkataleipeiverb · present active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: leaves
and the third married the widow, and in the same way all seven died, leaving no children.
- κατέλιπονkateliponverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: did leave
Acts
five uses
So the Twelve summoned all the disciples and said, “It is unacceptable for us to neglect the word of God in order to wait on tables.
- καταλείψανταςkataleipsantasverb · aorist active, participle · accusative (object) · masculine pluraltagged: having neglected
When they reached Ephesus, Paul parted ways with Priscilla and Aquila. He himself went into the synagogue there and reasoned with the Jews.
- κατέλιπενkatelipenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: left
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.
- καταλιπόντεςkatalipontesverb · aorist active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: having left
After two years had passed, Felix was succeeded by Porcius Festus. And wishing to do the Jews a favor, Felix left Paul in prison.
- κατέλιπενkatelipenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: left
Since they were staying several days, Festus laid out Paul’s case before the king: “There is a certain man whom Felix left in prison.
- καταλελειμμένοςkataleleimmenosverb · perfect passive, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: left
Romans
one use
And what was the divine reply to him? “I have reserved for Myself seven thousand men who have not bowed the knee to Baal.”
- κατέλιπονkateliponverb · aorist active, indicative · 1st person singulartagged: I have left
Ephesians
one use
“For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.”
- καταλείψειkataleipseiverb · future active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: will leave
1 Thessalonians
one use
So when we could bear it no longer, we were willing to be left on our own in Athens.
- καταλειφθῆναιkataleiphthenaiverb · aorist passive, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to be left behind
Hebrews
two uses
Therefore, while the promise of entering His rest still stands, let us be careful that none of you be deemed to have fallen short of it.
- καταλειπομένηςkataleipomenesverb · present passive, participle · genitive (“of”) · feminine singulartagged: while is left remaining
By faith Moses left Egypt, not fearing the king’s anger; he persevered because he saw Him who is invisible.
- κατέλιπενkatelipenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: he left
2 Peter
one use
They have left the straight way and wandered off to follow the way of Balaam son of Beor, who loved the wages of wickedness.
- καταλείποντεςkataleipontesverb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: leaving
Where it leads
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.
The family is read from the lexicon by the stem the two words share, with the accents off, and a person or a place named on the stem is left out.
