διακωλύω

diakōluō

to hinder

Strong’s G1254Verb1 time in the New Testament (critical text)

was hindering1

In the text

Matthew 3:14διεκώλυεν
But John tried to prevent Him, saying, “I need to be baptized by You, and do You come to me?”

δια-κωλεύω
[in LXX: Jdth.4:7 12:7 * ;]
to hinder, prevent: with accusative, Mat.3:14.†
(AS)

Sources: Abbott-Smith’s Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922, public domain) and glosses from STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0); STEPBible TAGNT (Greek New Testament, CC BY 4.0); the Berean Standard Bible (public domain). Reformatted by Word Study, wording unchanged. All sources and licenses.