ekklino denotes turning aside or away, whether from evil, disruptive people, or a collective path of departure.

The attested uses show movement away from a stated object or course: an instruction to leave evil, an exhortation to avoid disruptive people, and a collective statement that all have turned aside.

1. Turning aside or away from a course or object · dominant

   In 1 Peter 3:11, the third-person singular aorist form stands in the instruction to turn away from evil before doing good and seeking peace; the APB renders, “Let him turn away from evil.” In Romans 16:17, the second-person plural present form addresses those who cause dissensions and stumbling blocks, while Romans 3:12 uses a third-person plural aorist indicative in the statement that all have turned aside together.

   1 Peter 3:11Romans 16:17Romans 3:12

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term with “turn away” in 1 Peter 3:11 and Romans 16:17, and “turned aside” in Romans 3:12. These renderings confirm the clauses' overall movement-away context rather than fixing a separate meaning for each wording.