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ἐμπλοκή

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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 —