Forms of the word

Dictionary
ἐπιλείχω
Greek transliteration
epileichō
Simplified transliteration
epileicho
Principal Parts
(ἐπέλειχον), -, -, -, -, -

Numbers

Strong's number
621
GK Number
2143

Statistics

Frequency in New Testament
1
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag
cv-1b(2)
Gloss
to lick
Definition
to lick, Lk. 16:21*

Greek-English Concordance for ἐπιλείχω

Luke 16:21 who longed to eat what fell from the rich man’s table. But instead, the dogs used to come and lick (epeleichon | ἐπέλειχον | imperf act ind 3 pl) his sores.

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