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Strong's G5080 τήκω (teko)

Teko means “melt” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's H5080 — nadach (“push off”) in the Hebrew Bible.

Strong's Number G5080
Language Greek
Linked Usages 48
Books 24

Strong's G5080 Quick Answer

Strong's G5080 τήκω (teko) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. teko (tay'-ko) v. 1. to liquefy [apparently a primary verb] It has 48 linked Bible usages across 24 books. Visible English usage signals include melt. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 Enoch.

Meaning
teko (tay'-ko) v. 1. to liquefy [apparently a primary verb]
Usage
48 linked usages
Books
24 indexed books
Corpus
New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 Enoch
Usage Words
melt

Meaning and Definition

teko (tay'-ko) v. 1. to liquefy [apparently a primary verb] KJV: melt

Original Word
τήκω
Transliteration
teko
Morphology
verb

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G5080. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Greek Lexicon (Abbott-Smith based)

to melt

Usage: τήκω [in LXX for מָסַס ni., מָקַק ni., מוּג ni., etc. ;] trans., to melt, melt down; pass., to melt, melt away: 2Pe.3:12.† (AS)

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How Strong's G5080 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render teko, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

How Strong's G5080 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, New Testament, and 1 Enoch. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Septuagint / Greek Old Testament with 34 linked usages.
  • This page lets readers compare New Testament usage with Septuagint / Greek Old Testament usage, which is a key THF advantage over narrower Strong's pages.
  • Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha rows are counted separately so readers can decide how those texts relate to the main word study.
  • 1 Enoch rows are separated from the other corpora rather than being hidden inside a generic apocrypha bucket.

In the Septuagint (LXX)

Strong's G5080 (τήκω) appears 49 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.

Sample Septuagint occurrences:

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Strong's G5080 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's G5080 in the New Testament

1 indexed usage in New Testament.

2 Peter 3:12 KJV

Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat?

Strong's G5080 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament

34 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

Genesis 10:8 Septuagint / Brenton

And Cush begot Nimrod: he began to be a giant upon the earth.

Exodus 15:15 Septuagint / Brenton

Then the princes of Edom, And the chiefs of the Moabites hastened; Trembling took hold upon them, All the inhabitants of Canaan melted away.

Exodus 16:21 Septuagint / Brenton

And they gathered it every morning, each man what he needed, and when the sun waxed hot it melted.

Strong's G5080 in the deuterocanonical books / Apocrypha

12 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Judith 7:14 Septuagint / Brenton

So they and their wives and their children shall be consumed with famine, and before the sword come against them, they shall be overthrown in the streets where they dwell.

Judith 16:15 Septuagint / Brenton

For the mountains shall be moved from their foundations with the waters, The rocks shall melt as wax at thy presence: Yet thou art merciful to them that fear thee.

1 Maccabees 4:32 Septuagint / Brenton

make them to be of no courage, and cause the boldness of their strength to fall away, and let them quake at their destruction:

Strong's G5080 in 1 Enoch

1 indexed usage in 1 Enoch.

1 Enoch 1:6 Septuagint / Brenton

And the high mountains shall be shaken, And the high hills shall be made low, And shall melt like wax before the flame

Usage Excerpts

First 48 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G5080.

Genesis 10:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Cush begot Nimrod: he began to be a giant upon the earth.
Exodus 15:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Then the princes of Edom, And the chiefs of the Moabites hastened; Trembling took hold upon them, All the inhabitants of Canaan melted away.
Exodus 16:21 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And they gathered it every morning, each man what he needed, and when the sun waxed hot it melted.
Leviticus 26:39 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And those who are left of you shall perish, because of their sins, and because of the sins of their fathers: in the land of their enemies shall they consume away.
Deuteronomy 28:65 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Moreover among those nations he will not give thee quiet, neither by any means shall the sole of thy foot have rest; and the Lord shall give thee there another and a misgiving heart, and failing eyes, and a wasting soul.
Deuteronomy 32:24 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
They shall be consumed with hunger and the devouring of birds, And there shall be irremediable destruction: I will send forth against them the teeth of wild beasts, With the rage of serpents creeping on the ground.
Joshua 5:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And it came to pass when the kings of the Amorites who were beyond Jordan heard, and the kings of Phoenicia by the sea, that the Lord God had dried up the river Jordan from before the children of Israel when they passed over, that their hearts failed, and they were terror-stricken, and there was no sense in them because of the children of Israel.
Judges 15:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And they came to Lehi: and the Philistines shouted, and ran to meet him: and the Spirit of the Lord came mightily upon him, and the ropes that were upon his arms became as tow which is burned with fire; and his bonds were consumed from off his hands.
2 Kingdoms 17:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Then even he that is strong, whose heart is as the heart of a lion—it shall utterly melt: for all Israel knows that thy father is mighty, and they that are with him are mighty men.
Job 6:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
When it has melted at the approach of heat, it is not known what it was.
Job 7:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And my body is covered with loathsome worms; And I waste away, scraping off clods of dust from my eruption.
Job 11:20 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But safety shall fail them; For their hope is destruction, And the eyes of the ungodly shall waste away.
Job 17:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
He shall promise mischief to his companions: But their eyes have failed for their children.
Job 42:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Wherefore I have counted myself vile, and have fainted: And I esteem myself dust and ashes.
Psalms 21:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
I am poured out like water, And all my bones are loosened: My heart in the midst of my belly is become like melting wax.
Psalms 57:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
They shall be destroyed as melted wax: The fire has fallen and they have not seen the sun.
Psalms 67:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
As smoke vanishes, let them vanish: As wax melts before the fire, So let the sinners perish from before God.
Psalms 74:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
The earth is dissolved, and all that dwell in it: I have strengthened its pillars. Pause.
Psalms 96:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
The mountains melted like wax at the presence of the Lord, At the presence of the Lord of the whole earth.
Psalms 106:26 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
They go up to the heavens, And go down to the depths; Their soul melts because of troubles.
Psalms 111:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
The sinner shall see and be angry, He shall gnash his teeth, and consume away: The desire of the sinner shall perish.
Psalms 147:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
He shall send out his word, and melt them: He shall blow with his wind, and the waters shall flow.
Isaiah 24:23 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the brick shall decay, and the wall shall fall; for the Lord shall reign from out of Zion, and out of Jerusalem, and shall be glorified before his elders.
Isaiah 63:19 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
We are become as at the beginning, when thou didst not rule over us, and thy name was not called upon us. If thou wouldest open the heaven, trembling will take hold upon the mountains from thee, and they shall melt,
Isaiah 64:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
as wax melts before the fire; and fire shall burn up the enemies, and thy name shall be manifest among the adversaries: at thy presence the nations shall be troubled,
Jeremiah 6:29 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
The bellows have failed from the fire, the lead has failed: the silversmith works at his trade in vain; their wickedness is not consumed.
Ezekiel 4:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
that they may want bread and water; and a man and his brother shall be brought to ruin, and they shall pine away in their iniquities.
Ezekiel 24:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and I will multiply the wood, and kindle the fire, that the flesh may be consumed, and the liquor boiled away;
Ezekiel 24:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and that it may stand upon the coals, that her brass may be thoroughly heated, and be melted in the midst of her filthiness, and her scum may be consumed,
Ezekiel 33:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And thou, son of man, say to the house of Israel; Thus have ye spoken, saying, Our errors, and our iniquities weigh upon us, and we pine away in them, and how then shall we live?
Micah 1:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the mountains shall be shaken under him, and the valleys shall melt like wax before the fire, and as water rushing down a declivity.
Nahum 1:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Who shall stand before his anger? and who shall withstand in the anger of his wrath? his wrath brings to nought kingdoms, and the rocks are burst asunder by him.
Habakkuk 3:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
The earth stood at his feet and trembled: He beheld, and the nations melted away: The mountains were violently burst through, The everlasting hills melted at his everlasting going forth.
Zechariah 14:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And this shall be the overthrow with which the Lord will smite all the nations, as many as have fought against Jerusalem; their flesh shall consume away while they are standing upon their feet, and their eyes shall melt out of their holes, and their tongue shall consume away in their mouth.
2 Peter 3:12 New Testament, KJV
Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat?
Judith 7:14 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
So they and their wives and their children shall be consumed with famine, and before the sword come against them, they shall be overthrown in the streets where they dwell.
Judith 16:15 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
For the mountains shall be moved from their foundations with the waters, The rocks shall melt as wax at thy presence: Yet thou art merciful to them that fear thee.
1 Maccabees 4:32 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
make them to be of no courage, and cause the boldness of their strength to fall away, and let them quake at their destruction:
3 Maccabees 6:8 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
When Jonah was pining away in the belly of the sea-bred monster, thou didst look upon him, O Father, and recover him to the sight of his own.
4 Maccabees 5:30 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
No, not if you pluck out my eyes, and consume my entrails.
4 Maccabees 15:15 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
She beheld her children’s flesh dissolving around the fire; and their extremities quivering on the ground, and the flesh of their heads dropped forward down to their beards, like masks.
Wisdom of Solomon 1:16 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
But ungodly men with their works and words called it to them: For when they thought to have it their friend, They consumed to nought, and made a covenant with it, Because they are worthy to take part with it.
Wisdom of Solomon 6:23 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Neither will I go with consuming envy; For such a man shall have no fellowship with wisdom.
Wisdom of Solomon 16:22 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
But snow and ice endured the fire, and melted not, That they might know that fire burning in the hail, And sparkling in the rain, Did destroy the fruits of the enemies.
Wisdom of Solomon 16:27 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
For that which was not destroyed of the fire, Being warmed with a little sunbeam, soon melted away:
Wisdom of Solomon 16:29 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
For the hope of the unthankful shall melt away as the winter’s hoar frost, And shall run away as unprofitable water.
Wisdom of Sirach 38:28 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
The smith also sitting by the anvil, And considering the iron work, The vapor of the fire wasteth his flesh, And he fighteth with the heat of the furnace: The noise of the hammer and the anvil is ever in his ears, And his eyes look still upon the pattern of the thing that he maketh; He setteth his mind to finish his work, And watcheth to polish it perfectly:
1 Enoch 1:6 1 Enoch, Septuagint / Brenton
And the high mountains shall be shaken, And the high hills shall be made low, And shall melt like wax before the flame

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's G5080, grouped by book.

Genesis 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Exodus 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Leviticus 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Deuteronomy 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Joshua 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Judges 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
2 Kingdoms 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Job 5 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Psalms 8 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Isaiah 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Jeremiah 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Ezekiel 4 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Micah 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Nahum 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Habakkuk 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Zechariah 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
2 Peter 1 usage, New Testament
Judith 2 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
1 Maccabees 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
3 Maccabees 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
4 Maccabees 2 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Wisdom of Solomon 5 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Wisdom of Sirach 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
1 Enoch 1 usage, 1 Enoch

Strong's G5080 FAQ

What does teko (τήκω) mean?

Teko (Strong's G5080) is a Greek word most simply glossed "melt". teko (tay'-ko) v. 1. to liquefy [apparently a primary verb]

How many times is teko (τήκω) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 48 linked usages for Strong's G5080 across 24 books.

Where can I study teko (τήκω) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G5080 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 Enoch.

What English words translate teko (τήκω)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as melt. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.

Does Strong's G5080 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?

Yes. The current local index includes 34 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, 12 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 in 1 Enoch for Strong's G5080, with linked reader references where each row is available.