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ἐκ

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greekNew TestamentPreposition915 occurrences26 books760 verses

Definition

ἐκ (ἐξ),

prep. with genitive,

from out of, from (see Addendum, p. 492).

This entry is included here, but in the print version the entry is found on p. 492. ἐκ, before a vowel ἐξ,

prep. with genitive,

of motion outwards, separation from (opposite to εἰς; = Lat. e, ex), from out of, from among, from.

I. Of Place,

1. of motion, out of, forth from, off from: John 6:31, Acts 9:3, Galatians 1:8, al.; esp. after verbs of motion, Matthew 8:28; 17:9, Mark 1:25; 7:28, John 1:33; 20:1, Acts 12:7, 17; 27:30, al.; constr. praeg., σώζειν (διας) ἐκ, Jude 5, Acts 28:4. Metaphorical, Matthew 7:4, 5, 1 Peter 2:9; ἐκ τ. χειρός (-ῶν), before genitive of person(s), Luke 1:74, John 10:28, 29, 39, Acts 12:4; 24:7, Revelation 19:2; πίνειν (which see) ἐκ; of the place from which an action proceeds, Luke 5:3 (Luke 12:36, John 13:4, 2 Corinthians 2:4).

2. Of change from one place or condition to another: John 8:42, Romans 6:13; 13:11, Revelation 7:14, al.; with ellips. of verb of motion, 2 Timothy 2:26, 2 Peter 2:21, Revelation 2:21, al.

3. Of separation or distinction from a number, before collective or pl. nouns: Matthew 13:47, 49, John 12:1, Acts 3:15, 1 Peter 1:3, al.; after εἷς, Matthew 10:29, Luke 17:15, al.; οὐδείς, John 7:19, al.; πολλοί, John 11:19, al.; τις, Luke 11:15, al.; τίς, Matthew 6:27, al.; in partitive phrase as subject of sentence, John 16:17; Hebraistically, ἐκ μέσου before genitive, = ἐκ (Heb. מִתּוֹךְ), Matthew 13:49, al.

4. Of position or direction (so in cl. = ἔξω): ἐκ δεξιῶν (see: δεξιός); ἐξ ἐναντίας, Mark 15:39 (metaphorically, Titus 2:8); ἐκ ῥιζῶν (i.e., utterly), Matthew 11:20.

II. Of Time,

1. of the point of time from which, from, since: ἐκ γενετῆς, John 9:1, cf. Mark 10:20, Luke 23:8, Acts 24:10, al.

2. Of succession in time: ἐκ δευτέρου, a second time, Mark 14:72, al., cf. Matthew 26:44; ἡμέραν ἐξ ἡμέρας, from day to day, 2 Peter 2:8.

III. Of Origin,

1. of nativity, lineage, race: κοίτην (ἐν γαστρί) ἔχειν, Romans 9:10, Matthew 1:18; γεννᾶν ἐκ, Matthew 1:3ff.; γεννᾶσθαι (γίνεσθαι) ἐκ, John 3:6; 8:41, Galatians 4:4; ἐκ πνεύματος (θεοῦ), John 1:13 3:5ff., al. ἔρχεσθαι, εἶναι, etc., ἐκ τ. πολέως, John 1:44; φυλῆς, Luke 2:36, al.; τ. ἐξουσίας Ἡρῴδου, Luke 23:7; ὁ ὢν ἐκ τ. γῆς, John 3:31.

2. Of the author, occasion or source: Matthew 5:37, John 2:16, Romans 2:29, 1 Corinthians 8:6, Galatians 5:8, al.; ἐκ (τ. θεοῦ, 1 Corinthians 7:7, 2 Corinthians 5:1, 1 John 4:7; ἐκ τ. πατρός, John 6:65, al.; ἐκ τ. γῆς ἐστιν, λαλεῖ, John 3:31; εκ καρδίας, Romans 6:17, cf. Mark 12:30, 1 Timothy 1:5; ἐκ ψυχῆς, Ephesians 6:6, Colossians 3:23; ἐκ πίστεως, Romans 14:23; κρίνειν ἐκ, Luke 19:22, Revelation 20:12.

3. Of the agent, after passive verbs: Matthew 15:5, Mark 7:11, 2 Corinthians 2:2, al.; frequently in Re after αδικεῖσθαι (2:11), etc.

4. Of cause, dependence, source of supply: τ. πόνου (των), Revelation 16:10, 11; τ. φωνῶν, Revelation 8:13; ἐκ τούτου, John 6:66; 19:12 (but see Meyer, in ll.); ἐκ θεοῦ λαλεῖν, 2 Corinthians 2:17; ἐκ τ. ἀληθείας, John 18:37, 1 John 3:19; ὁ ἐκ πίστεως, Romans 3:26; 4:16; οἱ (ὄντες) ἐκ περιτομῆς, Acts 11:2, Romans 4:12, Galatians 2:12, Colossians 4:11; πίνειν ἐκ, Matthew 26:29, Mark 14:25, John 4:13, al.; θερίζειν, Galatians 6:8; μετέχειν ἐκ (= partit. genitive), 1 Corinthians 10:13; with inf., ἐκ τοῦ ἔχειν, 2 Corinthians 8:11.

5. Of material: Matthew 27:29, John 2:15; 19:2, Romans 9:21, 1 Corinthians 11:12, Revelation 18:12, al.; allied to which is its use of price (= cl. genitive): Matthew 27:7, cf. Matthew 20:2, Acts 1:18.

IV. By attraction = ἐν (cl.): τὰ ἐκ τ. οἰκιας, Matthew 24:17; τ. ἐξ αὐτοῦ δύναμιν, Mark 5:30 (see Field, in l.); ὁ πατὴρ ὁ ἐξ οὐρανοῦ, Luke 11:13.

V. Adverbial phrases: ἐξ ἀνάγκης, 2 Corinthians 9:7, Hebrews 7:12; ἐξ ἰσότητος, 2 Corinthians 8:13; ἐκ μέρους, 1 Corinthians 12:27; 13:9-12; ἐκ μέτρου, John 3:34; ἐκ συμφώνου, 1 Corinthians 7:5.

VI. in composition, ἐκ signifies,

1. procession, removal: ἐκβαίνω, ἐκβάλλω.

2. Opening out, unfolding: ἐκτείνω; metaphorically, ἐξαγγάλλω.

3. Origin: ἔκγονος.

4. Completeness: ἐξαπορέω (see M, Pr., 237), ἐκπληρόω, ἐκτελέω.

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as ἐκ:

Usage patterns

Old TestamentNew Testament

Occurrences

915 total
  1. Romans 4:14ἐκ · [who live by]
    For if those who live by the law are heirs, faith is useless and the promise is worthless,
  2. Romans 4:16ἐκ · by; ἐκ · of; ἐκ · of
    Therefore, the promise comes by faith, so that it may rest on grace and may be guaranteed to all Abraham’s offspring—not only to those who are of the law, but also to those who are of the faith of Abraham. He is the father of us all.
  3. Romans 4:24ἐκ · from
    …but also for us, to whom righteousness will be credited—for us who believe in Him who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead.
  4. Romans 5:1ἐκ · through
    Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,
  5. Romans 5:16ἐξ · [that followed]; ἐκ · [that followed]
    Again, the gift is not like the result of the one man’s sin: The judgment that followed one sin brought condemnation, but the gift that followed many trespasses brought justification.
  6. Romans 6:4ἐκ · from
    We were therefore buried with Him through baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may walk in newness of life.
  7. Romans 6:9ἐκ · from
    For we know that since Christ was raised from the dead, He cannot die again; death no longer has dominion over Him.
  8. Romans 6:13ἐκ · [brought] from
    Do not present the parts of your body to sin as instruments of wickedness, but present yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life; and present the parts of your body to Him as instruments of righteousness.
  9. Romans 6:17ἐκ
    But thanks be to God that, though you once were slaves to sin, you wholeheartedly obeyed the form of teaching to which you were committed.
  10. Romans 7:4ἐκ · from
    Therefore, my brothers, you also died to the law through the body of Christ, that you might belong to another, to Him who was raised from the dead, in order that we might bear fruit to God.
  11. Romans 7:24ἐκ · from
    What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me from this body of death?
  12. Romans 8:11ἐκ · from; ἐκ · from
    And if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, He who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit, who lives in you.
  13. Romans 9:5ἐξ · from
    Theirs are the patriarchs, and from them proceeds the human descent of Christ, who is God over all, forever worthy of praise! Amen.
  14. Romans 9:6ἐξ · descended from
    It is not as though God’s word has failed. For not all who are descended from Israel are Israel.
  15. Romans 9:10ἐξ · by
    Not only that, but Rebecca’s children were conceived by one man, our father Isaac.
  16. Romans 9:12ἐξ · by; ἐκ · by
    …not by works but by Him who calls, she was told, “The older will serve the younger.”
  17. Romans 9:21ἐκ · from
    Does not the potter have the right to make from the same lump of clay one vessel for special occasions and another for common use?
  18. Romans 9:24ἐξ · from; ἐξ · from
    …including us, whom He has called not only from the Jews, but also from the Gentiles?
  19. Romans 9:30ἐκ · by
    What then will we say? That the Gentiles, who did not pursue righteousness, have obtained it, a righteousness that is by faith;
  20. Romans 9:32ἐκ · by; ἐξ · by
    Why not? Because their pursuit was not by faith, but as if it were by works. They stumbled over the stumbling stone,
  21. Romans 10:5ἐκ · is by
    For concerning the righteousness that is by the law, Moses writes: “The man who does these things will live by them.”
  22. Romans 10:6ἐκ · that is by
    But the righteousness that is by faith says: “Do not say in your heart, ‘Who will ascend into heaven?’ (that is, to bring Christ down)
  23. Romans 10:7ἐκ · up from
    …or, ‘Who will descend into the Abyss?’ (that is, to bring Christ up from the dead).”
  24. Romans 10:9ἐκ · from
    …that if you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.
  25. Romans 10:17ἐξ · by
    Consequently, faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ.
  26. Romans 11:1ἐκ
    I ask then, did God reject His people? Certainly not! I am an Israelite myself, a descendant of Abraham, from the tribe of Benjamin.
  27. Romans 11:6ἐξ · by
    And if it is by grace, then it is no longer by works. Otherwise, grace would no longer be grace.
  28. Romans 11:14ἐξ · of
    …in the hope that I may provoke my own people to jealousy and save some of them.
  29. Romans 11:15ἐκ · from
    For if their rejection is the reconciliation of the world, what will their acceptance be but life from the dead?
  30. Romans 11:24ἐκ · from
    For if you were cut from a wild olive tree, and contrary to nature were grafted into one that is cultivated, how much more readily will these, the natural branches, be grafted into their own olive tree!
  31. Romans 11:26ἐκ · from
    And so all Israel will be saved, as it is written: “The Deliverer will come from Zion; He will remove godlessness from Jacob.
  32. Romans 11:36ἐξ · from
    For from Him and through Him and to Him are all things. To Him be the glory forever! Amen.
  33. Romans 12:18ἐξ · on
    If it is possible on your part, live at peace with everyone.
  34. Romans 13:3ἐξ
    For rulers are not a terror to good conduct, but to bad. Do you want to be unafraid of the one in authority? Then do what is right, and you will have his approval.
  35. Romans 13:11ἐξ · from
    And do this, understanding the occasion. The hour has come for you to wake up from your slumber, for our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed.
  36. Romans 14:23ἐκ · from; ἐκ · from
    But the one who has doubts is condemned if he eats, because his eating is not from faith; and everything that is not from faith is sin.
  37. Romans 16:10ἐκ · belong to
    Greet Apelles, who is approved in Christ. Greet those who belong to the household of Aristobulus.
  38. Romans 16:11ἐκ · from
    Greet Herodion, my fellow countryman. Greet those from the household of Narcissus who are in the Lord.
  39. 1 Corinthians 1:30Ἐξ · because of
    It is because of Him that you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God: our righteousness, holiness, and redemption.
  40. 1 Corinthians 2:12ἐκ · from
    We have not received the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we may understand what God has freely given us.
  41. 1 Corinthians 5:2ἐκ · from
    And you are proud! Shouldn’t you rather have been stricken with grief and have removed from your fellowship the man who did this?
  42. 1 Corinthians 5:10ἐκ
    I was not including the sexually immoral of this world, or the greedy and swindlers, or idolaters. In that case you would have to leave this world.