Dictionary entry

καταλείπω

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

κατα-λείπω,

[in LXX chiefly far שׁאר, ni., hi., also for עזב, יתר, etc.;]

1 to leave behind, leave: c. acc. pers. (rei), Mt 4:13, Mk 12:19, 21, Lk 20:31, Ac 24:2725:14, He 11:27; of sailing by a place, Ac 21:3; ptcp., καταλιπών, redundant (Dalman, Words, 21 f.), Mt 16:421:17; pass., Jo 8:[9], I Th 3:1; metaph., εὐθεῖαν ὁδόν, II Pe 2:15.

2. to forsake, abandon: Mt 19:5, Mk 10:7(LXX)14:52, Lk 5:2815:4, Ac 6:2, Eph 5:31(LXX).

3. to leave remaining, reserve: c. acc. et inf., Lk 10:40; ἐμαυτῷ, Ro 11:4(LXX); pass., He 4:1 (cf. ἐν-κατα-λείπω).†