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ἐκ

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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. 2 Corinthians 8:11ἐκ · according to
    Now finish the work, so that you may complete it with the same eager desire, according to your means.
  2. 2 Corinthians 8:13ἐξ · [that there may be]
    It is not our intention that others may be relieved while you are burdened, but that there may be equality.
  3. 2 Corinthians 9:7ἐκ · out of; ἐξ
    Each one should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not out of regret or compulsion. For God loves a cheerful giver.
  4. 2 Corinthians 11:26ἐκ · from [my]; ἐξ · from
    In my frequent journeys, I have been in danger from rivers and from bandits, in danger from my countrymen and from the Gentiles, in danger in the city and in the country, in danger on the sea and among false brothers,
  5. 2 Corinthians 12:6ἐξ · from
    Even if I wanted to boast, I would not be a fool, because I would be speaking the truth. But I refrain, so no one will credit me with more than he sees in me or hears from me,
  6. 2 Corinthians 13:4ἐξ · in; ἐκ · by; ἐκ · by
    For He was indeed crucified in weakness, yet He lives by God’s power. For we are also weak in Him, yet by God’s power we will live with Him concerning you.
  7. Galatians 1:1ἐκ · from
    Paul, an apostle—sent not from men nor by man, but by Jesus Christ and God the Father, who raised Him from the dead—
  8. Galatians 1:4ἐκ · from
    …who gave Himself for our sins to rescue us from the present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father,
  9. Galatians 1:8ἐξ · from
    But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach a gospel contrary to the one we preached to you, let him be under a curse!
  10. Galatians 1:15ἐκ · from
    But when God, who set me apart from my mother’s womb and called me by His grace, was pleased
  11. Galatians 2:12ἐκ · in
    For before certain men came from James, he used to eat with the Gentiles. But when they arrived, he began to draw back and separate himself, for fear of those in the circumcision group.
  12. Galatians 2:15ἐξ
    We who are Jews by birth and not Gentile “sinners”
  13. Galatians 2:16ἐξ · by; ἐκ · by; ἐξ · by; ἐξ · by
    …know that a man is not justified by works of the law, but by faith in Jesus Christ. So we, too, have believed in Christ Jesus, that we may be justified by faith in Christ and not by works of the law, because by works of the law no one will be justified.
  14. Galatians 3:2ἐξ · by; ἐξ · by
    I would like to learn just one thing from you: Did you receive the Spirit by works of the law, or by hearing with faith?
  15. Galatians 3:5ἐξ · because [you]; ἐξ · because [you]
    Does God lavish His Spirit on you and work miracles among you because you practice the law, or because you hear and believe?
  16. Galatians 3:7ἐκ · have
    Understand, then, that those who have faith are sons of Abraham.
  17. Galatians 3:8ἐκ · by
    The Scripture foresaw that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, and foretold the gospel to Abraham: “All nations will be blessed through you.”
  18. Galatians 3:9ἐκ · have
    So those who have faith are blessed along with Abraham, the man of faith.
  19. Galatians 3:10ἐξ
    All who rely on works of the law are under a curse. For it is written: “Cursed is everyone who does not continue to do everything written in the Book of the Law.”
  20. Galatians 3:11ἐκ · by
    Now it is clear that no one is justified before God by the law, because, “The righteous will live by faith.”
  21. Galatians 3:12ἐκ · based
    The law, however, is not based on faith; on the contrary, “The man who does these things will live by them.”
  22. Galatians 3:13ἐκ · from
    Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us. For it is written: “Cursed is everyone who is hung on a tree.”
  23. Galatians 3:18ἐκ · depends on; ἐξ · depends on
    For if the inheritance depends on the law, then it no longer depends on a promise; but God freely granted it to Abraham through a promise.
  24. Galatians 3:21ἐκ · from
    Is the law, then, opposed to the promises of God? Certainly not! For if a law had been given that could impart life, then righteousness would certainly have come from the law.
  25. Galatians 3:22ἐκ · by
    But the Scripture pronounces all things confined by sin, so that by faith in Jesus Christ the promise might be given to those who believe.
  26. Galatians 3:24ἐκ · by
    So the law became our guardian to lead us to Christ, that we might be justified by faith.
  27. Galatians 4:4ἐκ · of
    But when the time had fully come, God sent His Son, born of a woman, born under the law,
  28. Galatians 4:22ἐκ · by; ἐκ · by
    For it is written that Abraham had two sons, one by the slave woman and the other by the free woman.
  29. Galatians 4:23ἐκ · by; ἐκ · by
    His son by the slave woman was born according to the flesh, but his son by the free woman was born through the promise.
  30. Galatians 5:5ἐκ · by
    But by faith we eagerly await through the Spirit the hope of righteousness.
  31. Galatians 5:8ἐκ · from
    Such persuasion does not come from the One who calls you.
  32. Galatians 6:8ἐκ · from; ἐκ · from
    The one who sows to please his flesh, from the flesh will reap destruction; but the one who sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life.
  33. Ephesians 1:20ἐκ · from
    …which He exerted in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly realms,
  34. Ephesians 2:8ἐξ · from
    For it is by grace you have been saved through faith, and this not from yourselves; it is the gift of God,
  35. Ephesians 2:9ἐξ · by
    …not by works, so that no one can boast.
  36. Ephesians 3:15ἐξ · from
    …from whom every family in heaven and on earth derives its name.
  37. Ephesians 4:16ἐξ · From
    From Him the whole body, fitted and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love through the work of each individual part.