ἐξέλκω
From G1537 and G1670; to drag forth, i.e. (figuratively) to entice (to sin):—draw away.
Outline
- to draw out
- metaph. lure forth: in hunting and fishing as game is lured from its hiding place, so man by lure is allured from the safety of self-restraint to sin. In Jas 1:14, the language of the hunting is transferred to the seduction of a harlot.