- Original: ἐγκαταλείπω - Transliteration: Egkataleipo - Phonetic: eng-kat-al-i'-po - Definition: 1. abandon, desert a. leave in straits, leave helpless b. totally abandoned, utterly forsaken 2. to leave behind among, to leave surviving - Origin: from G1722 and G2641 - TDNT entry: None - Part(s) of speech: Verb - Strong's: From G1722 and G2641 ; to leave behind in some place that is (in a good sense) let remain over or (in a bad one) to desert: - forsake leave. Total KJV Occurrences: 9 • forsake, 1 Hebrews 13:5 • forsaken, 4 Mat 27:46; Mar 15:34; 2 Corinthians 4:9; 2 Timothy 4:10 • forsaking, 1 Hebrews 10:25 • forsook, 1 2 Timothy 4:16 • leave, 1 Act 2:27 • left, 1 Romans 9:29