STRONGS G1465:
ἐγκόπτω [in Acts T WH
ἐνκ., so T in 1 Pet. where R
ἐκκ.; see
ἐν, III. 3]; 1 aorist
ἐνέκοψα; passive [present
ἐγκόπτομαι]; imperfect
ἐνεκοπτόμην;
to cut into, to impede one's course by cutting off his way; hence, universally,
to hinder (Hesychius:
ἐμποδίζω,
διακωλύω); with the dative of the object, Polybius 24, 1, 12; in the
N. T. with the accusative of the object,
1 Thessalonians 2:18; followed by an infinitive,
Galatians 5:7 (see
ἀνακόπτω); an infinitive preceded by
τοῦ,
Romans 15:22;
εἰς τὸ μὴ ἐγκόπτεσθαι τὰς προσευχὰς ὑμῶν, that ye be not hindered from praying (together),
1 Peter 3:7; equivalent to
to detain [
A. V. to be tedious unto] one,
Acts 24:4 [cf.
Valcken. Schol. 1:600f].
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