εἰκτός G1502
To yield, give way; to submit or concede rather than resist
This verb means to yield, give way, or submit to pressure. In Galatians 2:5, Paul insists that he and his companions 'did not yield in submission even for an hour' to false brothers demanding circumcision. The word carries connotations of giving ground, conceding, or bending under pressure. The classical usage confirms this sense of yielding or giving way. The multilingual evidence (English 'we yielded', Spanish 'cedimos' = we ceded/yielded, German 'nachgeben' = to give way) consistently conveys the idea of submitting or giving ground in the face of opposition.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Galatians 2:5 contains Paul's firm declaration: 'we did not yield (εἴξαμεν) in submission even for an hour' to those demanding Gentile circumcision. Spanish 'cedimos' (we ceded) and German 'nachgeben' (give way) both capture the sense of conceding ground or submitting to pressure. Paul's point is resolute refusal to compromise gospel freedom. The aorist form with strong negation emphasizes their complete refusal to yield on this doctrinal point, even momentarily. 1×
AR["خَضَعنا"]·ben["জন্য"]·DE["nachgeben"]·EN["we-yielded"]·FR["εἴξαμεν"]·heb["נִכְנַעְנוּ"]·HI["हुमने-झुक"]·ID["kami-tunduk"]·IT["eixamen"]·jav["kita-pasrah"]·KO["양보했노라"]·PT["cedemos"]·RU["уступили"]·ES["cedimos"]·SW["tuliwakubali"]·TR["boyun-eğdik"]·urd["جھکے"]
Related Senses
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BDB / Lexicon Reference
εἰκτός, ή, όν, (εἴκω) yielding, Refs 3rd c.AD+ __II (ἔοικα) like, Refs 9th c.AD+