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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 John 3:9ἐκ · of; ἐκ · of
    Anyone born of God refuses to practice sin, because God’s seed abides in him; he cannot go on sinning, because he has been born of God.
  2. 1 John 3:10ἐκ · of
    By this the children of God are distinguished from the children of the devil: Anyone who does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor is anyone who does not love his brother.
  3. 1 John 3:12ἐκ
    Do not be like Cain, who belonged to the evil one and murdered his brother. And why did Cain slay him? Because his own deeds were evil, while those of his brother were righteous.
  4. 1 John 3:14ἐκ · from
    We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love our brothers. The one who does not love remains in death.
  5. 1 John 3:19ἐκ
    And by this we will know that we belong to the truth, and will assure our hearts in His presence:
  6. 1 John 3:24ἐκ · by
    Whoever keeps His commandments remains in God, and God in him. And by this we know that He remains in us: by the Spirit He has given us.
  7. 1 John 4:1ἐκ · from
    Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God. For many false prophets have gone out into the world.
  8. 1 John 4:2ἐκ · from
    By this you will know the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God,
  9. 1 John 4:3ἐκ · from
    …and every spirit that does not confess Jesus is not from God. This is the spirit of the antichrist, which you have heard is coming and which is already in the world at this time.
  10. 1 John 4:4ἐκ · from
    You, little children, are from God and have overcome them, because greater is He who is in you than he who is in the world.
  11. 1 John 4:5ἐκ · of; ἐκ · perspective
    They are of the world. That is why they speak from the world’s perspective, and the world listens to them.
  12. 1 John 4:6ἐκ · from; ἐκ · from; ἐκ · That is how
    We are from God. Whoever knows God listens to us; whoever is not from God does not listen to us. That is how we know the Spirit of truth and the spirit of deception.
  13. 1 John 4:7ἐκ · from; ἐκ · of
    Beloved, let us love one another, because love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God.
  14. 1 John 4:13ἐκ · of
    By this we know that we remain in Him, and He in us: He has given us of His Spirit.
  15. 1 John 5:1ἐκ · of; ἐξ · of
    Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God, and everyone who loves the Father also loves those born of Him.
  16. 1 John 5:4ἐκ · of
    …because everyone born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world: our faith.
  17. 1 John 5:18ἐκ · of; ἐκ · of
    We know that anyone born of God does not keep on sinning; the One who was born of God protects him, and the evil one cannot touch him.
  18. 1 John 5:19ἐκ · of
    We know that we are of God, and that the whole world is under the power of the evil one.
  19. 2 John 1:4ἐκ · [some] of
    I was overjoyed to find some of your children walking in the truth, just as the Father has commanded us.
  20. 3 John 1:10ἐκ · out of
    So if I come, I will call attention to his malicious slander against us. And unsatisfied with that, he refuses to welcome the brothers and forbids those who want to do so, even putting them out of the church.
  21. 3 John 1:11ἐκ · of
    Beloved, do not imitate what is evil, but what is good. The one who does good is of God; the one who does evil has not seen God.
  22. Jude 1:5ἐκ · out of
    Although you are fully aware of this, I want to remind you that after Jesus had delivered His people out of the land of Egypt, He destroyed those who did not believe.
  23. Jude 1:23ἐκ · from
    …save others by snatching them from the fire; and to still others show mercy tempered with fear, hating even the clothing stained by the flesh.
  24. Revelation 1:5ἐκ · from
    …and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who loves us and has released us from our sins by His blood,
  25. Revelation 1:16ἐκ · from
    He held in His right hand seven stars, and a sharp double-edged sword came from His mouth. His face was like the sun shining at its brightest.
  26. Revelation 2:5ἐκ · from
    Therefore, keep in mind how far you have fallen. Repent and perform the deeds you did at first. But if you do not repent, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place.
  27. Revelation 2:7ἐκ · from
    He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who overcomes, I will grant the right to eat from the tree of life in the Paradise of God.
  28. Revelation 2:9ἐκ · of
    I know your affliction and your poverty—though you are rich! And I am aware of the slander of those who falsely claim to be Jews, but are in fact a synagogue of Satan.
  29. Revelation 2:10ἐξ · [some] of
    Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison to test you, and you will suffer tribulation for ten days. Be faithful even unto death, and I will give you the crown of life.
  30. Revelation 2:11ἐκ · by
    He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. The one who overcomes will not be harmed by the second death.
  31. Revelation 2:21ἐκ · of
    Even though I have given her time to repent of her immorality, she is unwilling.
  32. Revelation 2:22ἐκ · of
    Behold, I will cast her onto a bed of sickness, and those who commit adultery with her will suffer great tribulation unless they repent of her deeds.
  33. Revelation 3:5ἐκ · from
    Like them, he who overcomes will be dressed in white. And I will never blot out his name from the Book of Life, but I will confess his name before My Father and His angels.
  34. Revelation 3:9ἐκ · [those who belong] to
    As for those who belong to the synagogue of Satan, who claim to be Jews but are liars instead, I will make them come and bow down at your feet, and they will know that I love you.
  35. Revelation 3:10ἐκ · from
    Because you have kept My command to persevere, I will also keep you from the hour of testing that is about to come upon the whole world, to test those who dwell on the earth.
  36. Revelation 3:12ἐκ · out of
    The one who overcomes I will make a pillar in the temple of My God, and he will never again leave it. Upon him I will write the name of My God, and the name of the city of My God (the new Jerusalem that comes down out of heaven from My God), and My new name.
  37. Revelation 3:16ἐκ · out of
    So because you are lukewarm—neither hot nor cold—I am about to vomit you out of My mouth!
  38. Revelation 3:18ἐκ · by
    I counsel you to buy from Me gold refined by fire so that you may become rich, white garments so that you may be clothed and your shameful nakedness not exposed, and salve to anoint your eyes so that you may see.
  39. Revelation 4:5ἐκ · From
    From the throne came flashes of lightning, rumblings, and peals of thunder. Before the throne burned seven torches of fire. These are the seven spirits of God.
  40. Revelation 5:5ἐκ · of; ἐκ · of
    Then one of the elders said to me, “Do not weep! Behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has triumphed to open the scroll and its seven seals.”
  41. Revelation 5:7ἐκ · from
    And He came and took the scroll from the right hand of the One seated on the throne.
  42. Revelation 5:9ἐκ · [those] from
    And they sang a new song: “Worthy are You to take the scroll and open its seals, because You were slain, and by Your blood You purchased for God those from every tribe and tongue and people and nation.