Dictionary entry

ἐξέλκω

G. Abbott-Smith's A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

ἐξ-έλκω

[in LXX: Ge 37:28 (מָשַׁךְ), etc.;]

to draw out or away: metaph., ὑπὸ τ. ἐπιθυμίας, Ja 1:14 (v. Mayor, in l).†