UBS Greek Dictionary Article

Form 1

Part of speech: verb

Related lemmas: λύω

Sense 1: to become extremely weary, to give out, to faint from exhaustion

Semantic entry: 23.79

Semantic domains: Physiological Processes and States

Subdomains: Tire, Rest

Definition: to become so tired and weary as to give out (possibly even to faint from exhaustion)

Notes: A number of languages make a clear distinction between (1) fainting as the result of surprise, astonishment, or fear and (2) fainting from physical exhaustion.

Forms: ἐκλύομαι[a]

Show passage in OET: MAT 15:32

OET-RV MAT 15:32

32 Then Yeshua (Jesus; Grk. Yesus) called his apprentices and told them, “I feel sorry for this crowd because they’ve been out here with me for three days and haven’t had anything to eat, but I’m not happy to just send them away hungry, in case they collapse on the way home.”

OET-LV MAT 15:32

32 And the Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) having _called _to the apprentices/followers of _him said:
I _am _feeling _compassion for the crowd, because already they _are _remaining with _me three days, and they _are_ not _having anything they _may _eat, and I _am_ not _willing to _send_ them _away hungry, lest they _may _be _exhausted on the way.

Show passage in OET: MRK 8:3

OET-RV MRK 8:3

3 I can’t send them home because they’re too weak to walk, and some have a long way to go.”

OET-LV MRK 8:3

3 And if I _may _send_ them _away hungry to home of _them, they _will _be _being _exhausted on the way.
And some of _them have _come from afar.

Jump to OET MAT 15:32 section.

Jump to OET MRK 8:3 section.

All 3 recorded passages for this sense

MAT: OET MAT 15:32

MRK: OET MRK 8:3

HEB: OET HEB 12:3

Sense 2: to become discouraged, to lose heart, to give up

Semantic entry: 25.288

Semantic domains: Attitudes and Emotions

Subdomains: Discouragement

Definition: to lose one’s motivation to accomplish some valid goal

Forms: ἐκλύομαι[b]

Show passage in OET: GAL 6:9

OET-RV GAL 6:9

9 Don’t be discouraged from doing good things, because we’ll have a good harvest in due course if we don’t give up.

OET-LV GAL 6:9

9 And we _may_ not _be _losing _heart doing the good, because/for in _time our_own, we _will _be _reaping not being _exhausted.

Show passage in OET: HEB 12:3

OET-RV HEB 12:3

3 You all need to think about Yeshua and how he persevered when sinners quarrelled with him (although they only hurt themselves) so that you can be strong on the inside and persevere.

OET-LV HEB 12:3

3 For/Because consider the one such having _endured by the sinners against themselves controversy, in _order _that not you _all _may _falter, in _the souls of _you _all being _exhausted.

Jump to OET GAL 6:9 section.

Jump to OET HEB 12:3 section.

All 3 recorded passages for this sense

GAL: OET GAL 6:9

HEB: OET HEB 12:3 · OET HEB 12:5

UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

ἐκλύω

Form 1

Sense 1: to become extremely weary, to give out, to faint from exhaustion

Sense 2: to become discouraged, to lose heart, to give up