Word Summary
epilanthanomai: to forget, neglect
Original Word: ἐπιλανθάνομαιTransliteration: epilanthanomai
Phonetic Spelling: (ep-ee-lan-than'-om-ahee)
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to forget, neglect
Meaning: to forget, neglect
Strong's Concordance
be forgetful.
Middle voice from epi and lanthano; to lose out of mind; by implication, to neglect -- (be) forget(-ful of).
see GREEK epi
see GREEK lanthano
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 1950: ἐπιλανθάνομαιἐπιλανθάνομαι; perfect passive
ἐπιλελησμαι; 2 aorist middle
ἐπελαθόμην; the
Sept. often for
שָׁכַח;
to forget: followed by the infinitive,
Matthew 16:5;
Mark 8:14; followed by an indirect question.
James 1:24; in the sense of
neglecting, no longer caring for: with the genitive,
Hebrews 6:10;
Hebrews 13:2, 16; with the accusative (cf.
Winers Grammar, § 30, 10 c.;
Matthiae, § 347 Anm. 2, ii., p. 820f),
Philippians 3:13 (14); with a passive signification (
Isaiah 23:16; Sir. 3:14 Sir. 32:9 (Sir. 35:9); Wis. 2:4, etc. (cf.
Buttmann, 52 (46))):
ἐπιλελησμένος forgotten, given over to oblivion, i. e.
uncared for, ἐνώπιον τοῦ Θεοῦ before God i. e. by God (Sir. 23:14),
Luke 12:6. ((From
Homer on.))