ἐξέκλιναν

ekklínō

To turn away from, to avoid, to deviate deliberately from a path, behavior, or association. In some contexts, to shun someone or something, particularly to turn aside from wrongdoing or from a prescribed moral or social path. Can also mean to retreat or withdraw, both physically and metaphorically.

G1578

Romans 3:12 · Word #2

Lexicon G1578

Lemmaἐκκλίνω
Transliterationekklínō
Strong'sG1578
DefinitionTo turn away from, to avoid, to deviate deliberately from a path, behavior, or association. In some contexts, to shun someone or something, particularly to turn aside from wrongdoing or from a prescribed moral or social path. Can also mean to retreat or withdraw, both physically and metaphorically.

Morphology V AOR ACT IND 3P PL All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state of being
Tense AOR — Aorist — Simple occurrence, often past
Voice ACT — Active — The subject performs the action
Mood IND — Indicative — States a fact or reality
Person 3P — 3rd person — The one spoken about ("he/she/it/they")
Number PL — Plural — More than one

Lexical Info

Lemmaἐκκλίνω
Strong'sG1578

SIBI-P1 Translation G1578-03

they turned aside

Morphological NotesVerb; aorist tense (simple past), active voice, indicative mood, third person plural.
Rendering RationaleThe aorist active indicative, third person plural, denotes a completed action performed by them. "They turned aside" preserves the root sense of bending out of the way or deviating from a path while reflecting the simple past action.

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