to prevent

Greek Verb

κωλύω (κόλος), [in LXX for כָּלָא, מָנַע, etc;] to hinder, re­strain, forbid, withhold: with accusative and inf, Mat.19:14, Luk.23:2, Act.8:36 16:6 24:23, 1Th.2:16, Heb.7:23; inf. om, Mrk.9:38-39 10:14, Luk.9:49-50 11:52 18:16, Act.11:17, Rom.1:13, 3Jn.10; accusative om, 1Ti.4:3; with accusative of person(s) and genitive of thing(s), Act.27:43; with accusative of thing(s), 1Co.14:39, 2Pe.2:16; id. before τοῦ μή, Act.10:47; id. before ἀπό (like Heb. מִן כָּלָא, Gen.23:6, al.), Luk.6:29 (cf. δια-κωλύω). (AS)

to prevent

Greek Verb

κωλύω, future -ύσω [Refs 5th c.BC+]: aorist ἐκώλῡσα [Refs 5th c.BC+]; perfect κεκώλῡκα [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—passive, future κωλυθήσομαι [LXX+2nd c.AD+]: also in middle form -ύσομαι [Refs 5th c.BC+]: aorist ἐκωλύθην [Refs]perfect κεκώλῡμαι[Refs]. [ῡ always before a consonant: common before a vowel, κωλῡόμεσθα [Refs 7th c.BC+].]:—hinder, prevent:—Constr: 1) with accusative et infinitive, κ. ἐκρέειν τὸν Νεῖλον [Refs 5th c.BC+]; κώλυεν [μιν] μεῖναι Pi.[same place]; τί δῆτα καὶ σὲ κωλύει <λαβεῖν> κέρδο; [Refs 5th c.BC+]:— passive, χρημάτων σπάνει [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τοῦ ὕδατος πιεῖν from drinking the water, [Refs 5th c.BC+] 1.b) rarely with participle pro infinitive, κ. τινὰ πόλεμον εἰσάγοντα [Refs]:—passive, μὴ κωλύωνται περαιούμενοι [Refs 5th c.BC+] 1.c) with relative clause, κωλύειν εἴ τις ἐπαγγέλλεται, = {τινὰ μὴ ἐπαγγέλλεσθαι}, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; ἐκωλύσαμεν, ἵνα γένησθε. [Refs 1st c.AD+] 2) with genitive of things, κ. τινά τινος hinder one from a thing, [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—passive, τῆς ὁρμῆς ἐκωλύθησαν [Refs 2nd c.BC+] 3) with accusative of things, prevent, [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—passive, ἐν τούτῳ κεκωλῦσθαι ἐδόκει τὰ πράγματα [Refs 5th c.BC+]; μηδὲ. δαπάνῃ κεκωλύσθω let there be no hindrance by reason of expense, [Refs] 3.b) withhold, τι ἀπό τινος [LXX+NT] 4) with accusative person, hinder, [Refs 5th c.BC+] 5) absolutely, οὐδ᾽ ὁ κωλύσων παρῆν [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of the tribune's intercessio, [Refs 1st c.AD+]; τὸ κωλῦον hindrance, [Refs 5th c.BC+]infinitive may be supplied, εἶτα τίς σε κωλύει (i.e. γεωργεῖν); [Refs 5th c.BC+]; αὐτοὶ ὠφελούμενοι τοὺς πολεμίους κωλύσετε [ὠφελεῖσθαι] [Refs 5th c.BC+] 6) frequently in [Refs] there is nothing to hinder, with accusative et infinitive, ὁμόψηφον τὸν Ἀργεῖον εἶναι κ. οὐδέν [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τί κ. ἡμᾶς διελθεῖ; [Refs 5th c.BC+]; οὐδὲν κ, absolutely, as a form of assent, be it so, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τί γὰρ κ; [Refs 5th c.BC+]; οὔτε ἐκεῖνο κωλύει ἐν ταῖς σπονδαῖς neither is that any hindrance, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; οὔτε μίαν δυοῖν τὴν αὐτὴν εἶναι κ. nor is there any hindrance to one of two being the same, [Refs 4th c.BC+]

Greek

Verb

to estop, i.e. prevent (by word or act); forbid, hinder, keep from, let, not suffer, withstand; from the base of g2849 (κολάζω)