Forms of the word

Dictionary
ἐμπλοκή, ῆς, ἡ
Greek transliteration
emplokē
Simplified transliteration
emploke

Numbers

Strong's number
1708
GK Number
1862

Statistics

Frequency in New Testament
1
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag
n-1b
Gloss
braiding (possibly associated with high fashion)
Definition
braiding, or plaiting of hair, 1 Pet. 3:3*

Greek-English Concordance for ἐμπλοκή

1 Peter 3:3 Do not let your beauty be external — such as braiding (emplokēs | ἐμπλοκῆς | gen sg fem) the hair, wearing gold jewelry, or dressing up in fine clothes —

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