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ἐπιλείχω

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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.