Neco in the Bible — Hidden Meaning & Symbolism

Neco (A.V., Necho), ne'-co (Heb. fr. Egypt.)-- beaten; smitten; afflicted; smitten in the feet; lame. A king of Egypt at the time that Josiah was king of Judah. Josiah was killed in battle against this king (II Chron. 35:20-24). Meta. A ruling thought of the Egyptian, or darkened, little understood phase of consciousness in man; it is greatly lacking in practical understanding (smitten in the feet, lame, the feet referring to the phase of the understanding that comes in touch with outer conditions).