Definition

to drag forth, i.e. (figuratively) to entice (to sin)

Etymology

from G1537 (ἐκ) and G1670 (ἑλκύω);

Word family

• ἐκ ek
• ἑλκύω helkýō

How the KJV renders it

• draw away

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Greek term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.