decline

Found 5 times in the King James Bible

H5186 Hebrew

G1578 Greek

English Definition

to stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away (including moral deflection); used in a great variety of application

ע Hebrew (Old Testament)

Original Script

נָטָה

Transliteration

nâṭâh

Strong's Reference H5186

Ω Greek (New Testament)

Original Script

ἐκκλίνω

Transliteration

nâṭâh

Strong's Reference G1578

"Decline" translates different words in the original languages. In the Old Testament (Hebrew) it corresponds to H5186, while in the New Testament (Greek) it corresponds to G1578. Context determines which original word is being used.

Occurrences in Scripture

Exodus 23:2 Old Testament

a cause to decline after many to

Deuteronomy 17:11 Old Testament

thou shalt not decline from the sentence

Psalm 119:157 Old Testament

do I not decline from thy testimonies.

Proverbs 4:5 Old Testament

it not; neither decline from the words

Proverbs 7:25 Old Testament

not thine heart decline to her ways,

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