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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. 1 Corinthians 5:13ἐξ · from
    God will judge those outside. “Expel the wicked man from among you.”
  2. 1 Corinthians 7:5ἐκ · by
    Do not deprive each other, except by mutual consent and for a time, so you may devote yourselves to prayer. Then come together again, so that Satan will not tempt you through your lack of self-control.
  3. 1 Corinthians 7:7ἐκ · from
    I wish that all men were as I am. But each man has his own gift from God; one has this gift, another has that.
  4. 1 Corinthians 8:6ἐξ · from
    …yet for us there is but one God, the Father, from whom all things came and for whom we exist. And there is but one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom all things came and through whom we exist.
  5. 1 Corinthians 9:7ἐκ · of
    Who serves as a soldier at his own expense? Who plants a vineyard and does not eat of its fruit? Who tends a flock and does not drink of its milk?
  6. 1 Corinthians 9:13ἐκ
    Do you not know that those who work in the temple eat of its food, and those who serve at the altar partake of its offerings?
  7. 1 Corinthians 9:14ἐκ · from
    In the same way, the Lord has prescribed that those who preach the gospel should receive their living from the gospel.
  8. 1 Corinthians 9:19ἐκ · to
    Though I am free of obligation to anyone, I make myself a slave to everyone, to win as many as possible.
  9. 1 Corinthians 10:4ἐκ · from
    …and drank the same spiritual drink; for they drank from the spiritual rock that accompanied them, and that rock was Christ.
  10. 1 Corinthians 10:17ἐκ · of
    Because there is one loaf, we who are many are one body; for we all partake of the one loaf.
  11. 1 Corinthians 11:8ἐκ · from; ἐξ · from
    For man did not come from woman, but woman from man.
  12. 1 Corinthians 11:12ἐκ · [came] from; ἐκ · [comes] from
    For just as woman came from man, so also man is born of woman. But everything comes from God.
  13. 1 Corinthians 11:28ἐκ · of; ἐκ · of
    Each one must examine himself before he eats of the bread and drinks of the cup.
  14. 1 Corinthians 12:15ἐκ · belong; ἐκ · a part of
    If the foot should say, “Because I am not a hand, I do not belong to the body,” that would not make it any less a part of the body.
  15. 1 Corinthians 12:16ἐκ · belong; ἐκ · a part of
    And if the ear should say, “Because I am not an eye, I do not belong to the body,” that would not make it any less a part of the body.
  16. 1 Corinthians 12:27ἐκ · each of you [is]
    Now you are the body of Christ, and each of you is a member of it.
  17. 1 Corinthians 13:9ἐκ · in; ἐκ · in
    For we know in part and we prophesy in part,
  18. 1 Corinthians 13:10ἐκ
    …but when the perfect comes, the partial passes away.
  19. 1 Corinthians 13:12ἐκ · in
    Now we see but a dim reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.
  20. 1 Corinthians 15:6ἐξ · of
    After that, He appeared to more than five hundred brothers at once, most of whom are still living, though some have fallen asleep.
  21. 1 Corinthians 15:12ἐκ · from
    But if it is preached that Christ has been raised from the dead, how can some of you say that there is no resurrection of the dead?
  22. 1 Corinthians 15:20ἐκ · from
    But Christ has indeed been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep.
  23. 1 Corinthians 15:47ἐκ · of; ἐξ · from
    The first man was of the dust of the earth, the second man from heaven.
  24. 2 Corinthians 1:10ἐκ · from
    He has delivered us from such a deadly peril, and He will deliver us. In Him we have placed our hope that He will yet again deliver us,
  25. 2 Corinthians 1:11ἐκ · for
    …as you help us by your prayers. Then many will give thanks on our behalf for the favor shown us in answer to their prayers.
  26. 2 Corinthians 2:2ἐξ
    For if I grieve you, who is left to cheer me but those whom I have grieved?
  27. 2 Corinthians 2:4ἐκ · out of
    For through many tears I wrote you out of great distress and anguish of heart, not to grieve you but to let you know how much I love you.
  28. 2 Corinthians 2:16ἐκ · that brings; ἐκ
    To the one we are an odor that brings death, to the other a fragrance that brings life. And who is qualified for such a task?
  29. 2 Corinthians 2:17ἐξ; ἐκ · men sent from
    For we are not like so many others, who peddle the word of God for profit. On the contrary, in Christ we speak before God with sincerity, as men sent from God.
  30. 2 Corinthians 3:1ἐξ · from
    Are we beginning to commend ourselves again? Or do we need, like some people, letters of recommendation to you or from you?
  31. 2 Corinthians 3:5ἐξ · from; ἐκ · [comes] from
    Not that we are competent in ourselves to claim that anything comes from us, but our competence comes from God.
  32. 2 Corinthians 4:6Ἐκ · out of
    For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” made His light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
  33. 2 Corinthians 4:7ἐξ · from
    Now we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this surpassingly great power is from God and not from us.
  34. 2 Corinthians 5:1ἐκ · from
    For we know that if the earthly tent we live in is dismantled, we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands.
  35. 2 Corinthians 5:2ἐξ
    For in this tent we groan, longing to be clothed with our heavenly dwelling,
  36. 2 Corinthians 5:8ἐκ · from
    We are confident, then, and would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord.
  37. 2 Corinthians 5:18ἐκ · from
    All this is from God, who reconciled us to Himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation:
  38. 2 Corinthians 6:17ἐκ · from
    “Therefore come out from among them and be separate, says the Lord. Touch no unclean thing, and I will receive you.”
  39. 2 Corinthians 7:9ἐξ · by
    …yet now I rejoice, not because you were made sorrowful, but because your sorrow led you to repentance. For you felt the sorrow that God had intended, and so were not harmed in any way by us.
  40. 2 Corinthians 8:7ἐξ · [inspired]
    But just as you excel in everything—in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in complete earnestness, and in the love we inspired in you—see that you also excel in this grace of giving.