- κωλύω
- κωλύω impf. ἐκώλυον; fut. κωλύσω LXX; 1 aor. ἐκώλυσα. Pass.: fut. 3 sg. κωλυθήσεται Sir 20:3; 1 aor. ἐκωλύθην (Pind.+).① to keep someth. from happening, hinder, prevent, forbidⓐ in relation to persons abs. (X., An. 4, 2, 25b) Lk 9:50; Ac 19:30 D. ἐάνπερ ὑμεῖς μὴ κωλύσητε if you do not stand in the way IRo 4:1. τινά someone Mk 9:38f; 10:14; Lk 9:49; 11:52; 18:16; Ac 11:17; 3J 10. W. λέγων and direct discourse foll. GEb 18, 39. Pass. ἐκωλύθην Ro 1:13.—τινά τινος prevent someone fr. (doing) someth. (X., Cyr. 2, 4, 23, An. 1, 6, 2, Hell. 3, 2, 21; PPetr II, 11 [1], 3 [III B.C.] μηθέν σε τῶν ἔργων κωλύει; SIG 1109, 100; cp. 1 Esdr 6:6.—Pass.: Iren. 1, 8, 2 [Harv. I 70, 7]) ἐκώλυσεν αὐτοὺς τοῦ βουλήματος he kept them fr. carrying out their plan Ac 27:43.—τινά forbid or prevent someone w. inf. foll. to do or from doing someth. (X., Cyr. 6, 2, 18; Herodian 1, 2, 4; Jos., Ant. 11, 61; Did., Gen. 110, 26.—B-D-F §392, 1f; Rob. 1089. On the omission of μή w. the inf., contrary to the usage of Attic Gk., cp. PMagd 2, 5 [222 B.C.] κεκώλυκεν οἰκοδομεῖν; PEleph 11, 6.—B-D-F §400, 4; 429; s. Kühner-G. II 214f; Rob. 1171) Mt 19:14; Ac 24:23; 1 Th 2:16. τινὰ τοῦ μή w. inf. someone fr. doing someth. Ac 11:17 D. τί κωλύει με βαπτισθῆναι; what is there to prevent me from being baptized? Ac 8:36 (cp. Ael. Aristid. 46 p. 240 D.: τί κωλύει ἡμᾶς ἐξετάσαι; Jos., Bell. 2, 395, Ant. 16, 51; Plut., Mor. 489b; Just., A I, 30, 1 s. OCullmann, D. Tauflehre des NTs ’48, 65–73 [Eng. tr. JReid, ’70, 71–80]). Pass. (X., Mem. 4, 5, 4; TestJob 39:2; Tat. 29:2) 16:6 (on the aor. s. Hemer, Acts 281f); 17:15 D; Hb 7:23. Of the flesh or old self τ. ἡδοναῖς κωλύεται χρῆσθαι Dg 6:5.ⓑ in relation to things hinder, prevent, forbid τὶ someth. (X., An. 4, 2, 24; Diod S 17, 26, 5 τὸ πῦρ κωλύειν; Herodian 3, 1, 6; 1 Macc 1:45) τὴν τοῦ προφήτου παραφρονίαν restrain the prophet’s madness 2 Pt 2:16. τὸ λαλεῖν (v.l. + ἐν) γλώσσαις speaking in tongues 1 Cor 14:39. W. inf. without the art. (Herodian 2, 4, 7; pap; Is 28:6; Jos., C. Ap. 1, 167) κ. γαμεῖν forbid marriage 1 Ti 4:3; cp. Lk 23:2; Dg 4:3 (the specific mng. forbid in Philochorus [IV/III B.C.]: 328 Fgm. 169a Jac.).② keep someth. back, refuse, deny, withhold, keep back τὶ someth. τὸ ὕδωρ Ac 10:47. τὶ ἀπό τινος someth. fr. someone (Gen 23:6; TestSim 2:12; s. B-D-F §180, 1) Lk 6:29.—B. 1275; 1355. DELG. M-M. TW.
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