Gloss
to give in, yield
Forms of the word
Dictionary
εἴκω
Greek transliteration
eikō
Simplified transliteration
eiko
Principal Parts
εἶ\ξω, εἶ\ξα, -, -, -
Numbers
Strong's number
1502
GK Number
1634
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament
1
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag
v-1b(2)
Definition
(1) to yield, give place, submit, Gal. 2:5. (2) the perfect form ἐοικα (2036) is from this same root and functions as a present, Jm 1:6, 23 (ερρ\οικεν, 3 sg). Some list it as a separate word, but see the discussion in Liddell and Scott*
Greek-English Concordance for εἴκω
| Galatians 2:5 | but to them we (eixamen | εἴξαμεν | aor act ind 1 pl) did (eixamen | εἴξαμεν | aor act ind 1 pl) not yield (eixamen | εἴξαμεν | aor act ind 1 pl) in submission even for a moment, so that the truth of the gospel would be preserved for you. |
