# G1254 διακωλύω

διακωλύω (diakōlýō), Strong’s G1254: to hinder altogether, i.e. utterly prohibit KJV: forbid. Occurs 3 times.

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*diakōlýō* — to hinder altogether, i.e. utterly prohibit

KJV: forbid

Built from [διά diá](https://besorah.bible/word/G1223) (through) + [κωλύω kōlýō](https://besorah.bible/word/G2967) (to estop, i.e. prevent)

Occurs 3 times.

## Where it occurs
- [Matthew 3:14](https://besorah.bible/besorah/matthew/3?v=14) — But Yochanan would have hindered him, saying, “I need to be immersed by you, and you come to me?”
- [Judith 4:7](https://besorah.bible/tanakh-gr/judith/4?v=7) — charging them to seize upon the ascents of the hill country; because by them was the entrance into Judea, and it was…
- [Judith 12:7](https://besorah.bible/tanakh-gr/judith/12?v=7) — Holofernes commanded his guards that they should not stop her. She stayed in the camp three days, and went out every…