Luke 23:45

Καὶ ἐσκοτίσθη ὁ ἥλιος, καὶ ἐσχίσθη τὸ καταπέτασμα τοῦ ναοῦ μέσον.

RBT Greek Interlinear:

Strongs 3588; tou; τοῦ; the; Art-GMS

Strongs 2246; hēliou; ἡλίου; of sun; N-GMS

Strongs 1587; eklipontos; ἐκλιπόντος; he who failed/left off; V-APA-GMS

Strongs 4977; eschisthē; ἐσχίσθη; was divided; V-AIP-3S

Strongs 1161; de; δὲ; and; Conj

Strongs 3588; to; τὸ; the; Art-NNS

Strongs 2665; katapetasma; καταπέτασμα; veil; N-NNS

Strongs 3588; tou; τοῦ; the; Art-GMS

Strongs 3485; naou; ναοῦ; temple; N-GMS

Strongs 3319; meson; μέσον; middle; Adj-ANS

RBT Hebrew Literal:

ἐκλείπω - leave off, abandon, fail

of the Sun, of him who left off/failed,⁹⁴ and the middle of the Inner Veil of the Temple was split.

Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
And the sun was darkened, and the covering of the temple was split in the middle.

LITV Translation:
And the sun was darkened, and the veil of the Holy Place was torn in the middle.

ESV Translation:
while the sun’s light failed. And the curtain of the temple was torn in two.

Footnotes

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The verb ἐκλείπω (ἐκ + λείπω) bears the core sense of “cease,” “fail,” or “disappear,” but in many contexts it specifically connotes “leaving off,” “quitting,” or “forsaking” an action or state. When used with a genitive, participle, or complement clause, it denotes the abandonment or cessation of that thing (e.g., ἐκλιπόντος τοῦ βίου, Soph. El. 1131, “departing from life”; ἐκλείπειν θεραπείας σώματος, Plut. Marc. 17, “to neglect bodily care”). While “quit” in modern English may suggest volitional cessation, ἐκλείπω need not always imply intent, though many uses (e.g., renouncing power or deserting a post) do. See LSJ, s.v. ἐκλείπω; Bailly, s.v. ἐκλείπω.