περιλείπωperileípō
to be left remaining, remain over, survive: 1 Thessalonians 4:15, 1 Thessalonians 4:17.
Greek (New Testament) · G4035
Same root
- περίperí · G4012properly, through (all over), i.e. around; figuratively with respect to; used in various applications, of place, cause or time (with the genitive case denoting the subject or occasion or superlative point; with the accusative case the locality, circuit, matter, circumstance or general period)
- λείπωleípō · G3007to leave, i.e. (intransitively or passively) to fail or be absent
Where it appears
Appears 2 times in the Bible.
- 1 Thessalonians 4:15 We tell you this directly from the Lord: We who are still living when the Lord returns will not meet him ahead of those who have died.
- 1 Thessalonians 4:17 Then, together with them, we who are still alive and remain on the earth will be caught up in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. Then we will be with the Lord forever.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.