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εἴκω

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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
εἴκω
Greek transliteration: 
eikō
Simplified transliteration: 
eiko
Principal Parts: 
εἶ\ξω, εἶ\ξα, -, -, -
Numbers
Strong's number: 
1502
GK Number: 
1634
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
1
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
v-1b(2)
Gloss: 
to give in, yield
Definition: 
(1) to yield, give place, submit, Gal. 2:5. (2) the perfect form ἐοικα (2036) is from this same root and functions as a present, Jm 1:6, 23 (ερρ\οικεν, 3 sg). Some list it as a separate word, but see the discussion in Liddell and Scott*

Greek-English Concordance for εἴκω

Galatians 2:5 but to them we (eixamen | εἴξαμεν | aor act ind 1 pl) did (eixamen | εἴξαμεν | aor act ind 1 pl) not yield (eixamen | εἴξαμεν | aor act ind 1 pl) in submission even for a moment, so that the truth of the gospel would be preserved for you.