- Original: ἐμπλοκή - Transliteration: Emploke - Phonetic: em-plok-ay' - Definition: 1. an interweaving, braiding, a knot 2. an elaborate gathering of one's hair into knots - Origin: from G1707 - TDNT entry: None - Part(s) of speech: Noun Feminine - Strong's: From G1707 ; elaborate braiding of the hair: - plaiting. Total KJV Occurrences: 1 • plaiting, 1 1 Peter 3:3