- ἐμπλέκω
- ἐμπλέκω pf. pass. ptc. ἐμπεπλεγμένος; 2 aor. pass. ἐνεπλάκην; fut. ἐμπλακήσομαι LXX (TestSol 5:8 εἰς φόνους) (Aeschyl. et al.; PTebt 39, 17; PRein 7, 18 [both II B.C.]; LXX) in gener. to interconnect closely, with var. mngs. in lit.: ‘intertwine, braid, entangle, be caught in’ (opp. ἐκπλέκω) in our lit. only pass. in act. sense.① to be involuntarily interlaced to the point of immobility, be entangled, lit. of sheep whose wool is caught in thorns Hs 6, 2, 6f (Arrian, Anab. 6, 22, 8 of hares who are caught in thorns; Aesop, Fab. 74 P.=128 H.; 76 H-H.).② to become involved in an activity to the point of interference with other activity or objective, be involved in, fig. ext. of mng. 1 ταῖς τοῦ βίου πραγματείαις become entangled in civilian pursuits 2 Ti 2:4 (cp. Epict. 3, 22, 69; Polyb. 24, 11, 3 τ. Ἑλληνικοῖς πράγμασιν ἐμπλεκόμενος). Of defilements of the world be involved in 2 Pt 2:20.—M-M.
Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά παλαιοχριστιανική Λογοτεχνία. 2015.