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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. Matthew 21:25ἐξ · [Was it] from; ἐξ · from; Ἐξ · From
    What was the source of John’s baptism? Was it from heaven or from men?” They deliberated among themselves and said, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He will ask, ‘Why then did you not believe him?’
  2. Matthew 21:26Ἐξ · From
    But if we say, ‘From men,’ we are afraid of the people, for they all regard John as a prophet.”
  3. Matthew 21:31ἐκ · of
    Which of the two did the will of his father?” “The first,” they answered. Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, the tax collectors and prostitutes are entering the kingdom of God before you.
  4. Matthew 22:35ἐξ · of
    One of them, an expert in the law, tested Him with a question:
  5. Matthew 22:44ἐκ · at
    ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand until I put Your enemies under Your feet.”’
  6. Matthew 23:25ἐξ · of
    Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence.
  7. Matthew 23:34ἐξ · Some of; ἐξ
    Because of this, I am sending you prophets and wise men and teachers. Some of them you will kill and crucify, and others you will flog in your synagogues and persecute from town to town.
  8. Matthew 24:17ἐκ · from
    Let no one on the housetop come down to retrieve anything from his house.
  9. Matthew 24:31ἐκ · from
    And He will send out His angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather His elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other.
  10. Matthew 25:2ἐξ · of
    Five of them were foolish, and five were wise.
  11. Matthew 25:8ἐκ · some of
    The foolish ones said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil; our lamps are going out.’
  12. Matthew 25:33ἐκ · on; ἐξ · on
    He will place the sheep on His right and the goats on His left.
  13. Matthew 25:34ἐκ · on
    Then the King will say to those on His right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.
  14. Matthew 25:41ἐξ · on
    Then He will say to those on His left, ‘Depart from Me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.
  15. Matthew 26:21ἐξ · of
    And while they were eating, He said to them, “Truly I tell you, one of you will betray Me.”
  16. Matthew 26:27ἐξ · from
    Then He took the cup, gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, “Drink from it, all of you.
  17. Matthew 26:29ἐκ · of
    I tell you, I will not drink of this fruit of the vine from now on until that day when I drink it anew with you in My Father’s kingdom.”
  18. Matthew 26:42ἐκ
    A second time He went away and prayed, “My Father, if this cup cannot pass unless I drink it, may Your will be done.”
  19. Matthew 26:44ἐκ
    So He left them and went away once more and prayed a third time, saying the same thing.
  20. Matthew 26:64ἐκ · at
    “You have said it yourself,” Jesus answered. “But I say to all of you, from now on you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of Power and coming on the clouds of heaven.”
  21. Matthew 26:73ἐξ · one of
    After a little while, those standing nearby came up to Peter. “Surely you are one of them,” they said, “for your accent gives you away.”
  22. Matthew 27:7ἐξ · [they used]
    After conferring together, they used the money to buy the potter’s field as a burial place for foreigners.
  23. Matthew 27:29ἐξ · of
    And they twisted together a crown of thorns and set it on His head. They put a staff in His right hand, knelt down before Him, and mocked Him, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!”
  24. Matthew 27:38ἐκ · on; ἐξ · on
    Two robbers were crucified with Him, one on His right and the other on His left.
  25. Matthew 27:48ἐξ · of
    One of them quickly ran and brought a sponge. He filled it with sour wine, put it on a reed, and held it up for Jesus to drink.
  26. Matthew 27:53ἐκ · out of
    After Jesus’ resurrection, when they had come out of the tombs, they entered the holy city and appeared to many people.
  27. Matthew 28:2ἐξ · from
    Suddenly there was a great earthquake, for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven, rolled away the stone, and sat on it.
  28. Mark 1:10ἐκ · out of
    As soon as Jesus came up out of the water, He saw the heavens breaking open and the Spirit descending on Him like a dove.
  29. Mark 1:11ἐκ · from
    And a voice came from heaven: “You are My beloved Son; in You I am well pleased.”
  30. Mark 1:25ἐξ · out of
    But Jesus rebuked the spirit. “Be silent!” He said. “Come out of him!”
  31. Mark 1:26ἐξ · out
    At this, the unclean spirit threw the man into convulsions and came out with a loud shriek.
  32. Mark 1:29ἐκ
    As soon as Jesus and His companions had left the synagogue, they went with James and John to the home of Simon and Andrew.
  33. Mark 5:2ἐκ · out of; ἐκ · [who was] coming from
    As soon as Jesus got out of the boat, He was met by a man with an unclean spirit, who was coming from the tombs.
  34. Mark 5:8ἐκ · out of
    For Jesus had already declared, “Come out of this man, you unclean spirit!”
  35. Mark 5:30ἐξ · out from
    At once Jesus was aware that power had gone out from Him. Turning to the crowd, He asked, “Who touched My garments?”
  36. Mark 6:14ἐκ · from
    Now King Herod heard about this, for Jesus’ name had become well known, and people were saying, “John the Baptist has risen from the dead! That is why miraculous powers are at work in him.”
  37. Mark 6:51ἐκ
    Then He climbed into the boat with them, and the wind died down. And the disciples were utterly astounded,
  38. Mark 6:54ἐκ · out of
    As soon as they got out of the boat, the people recognized Jesus
  39. Mark 7:11ἐξ · from
    But you say that if a man says to his father or mother, ‘Whatever you would have received from me is Corban’ (that is, a gift devoted to God),
  40. Mark 7:15ἐκ · out of
    Nothing that enters a man from the outside can defile him; but the things that come out of a man, these are what defile him.”
  41. Mark 7:20ἐκ · out of
    He continued: “What comes out of a man, that is what defiles him.
  42. Mark 7:21ἐκ · from
    For from within the hearts of men come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery,
  43. Mark 7:26ἐκ · out of
    Now she was a Greek woman of Syrophoenician origin, and she kept asking Jesus to drive the demon out of her daughter.
  44. Mark 7:29ἐκ
    Then Jesus told her, “Because of this answer, you may go. The demon has left your daughter.”