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G1502 εἴκω (eíkō)
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Quick Definition

εἴκω v. I give way, yield

Strong's Definition

apparently a primary verb; properly, to be weak, i.e. yield

KJV Usage: give place

UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

verb | aor. εἶξα | ὑπείκω

39.21 · Hostility, Strife · Yielding

to give in to, to surrender, to yield to give in to a superior power or force

GAL 2:5

UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament © United Bible Societies, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

εἴκω : 1 aor. εἶξα ; to yield, (A. V. give place]: τινί, Gal. ii. 5. (From Hom. down.) [Comp.: ὑπ-είκω.]

Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary

εἴκω eikō 1x

(1) to yield, give place, submit, Gal. 2:5. (2) the perfect form ἔοικα (G2036) is from this same root and functions as a present, Jm 1:6, 23 (ἔοικεν, 3 sg). Some list it as a separate word, but see the discussion in Liddell and Scott*

Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon

εἴκω,

[in LXX: II Ki 12:7 (ענה), Wi 18:25, IV Mac 1:6 * ;]

to yield: Ga 2:5 (cf. ὑπ-είκω).†

Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon

εἴκω (eikō) — to yield. εἰκτός, ή, όν, (εἴκω) yielding, [Refs 3rd c.AD+]

II. (ἔοικα) like, [Refs 9th c.AD+]

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