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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. Luke 15:4ἐξ · among; ἐξ · of
    “What man among you, if he has a hundred sheep and loses one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the pasture and go after the one that is lost, until he finds it?
  2. Luke 15:16ἐκ · with
    He longed to fill his belly with the pods the pigs were eating, but no one would give him a thing.
  3. Luke 16:4ἐκ · from
    I know what I will do so that after my removal from management, people will welcome me into their homes.’
  4. Luke 16:9ἐκ · use
    I tell you, use worldly wealth to make friends for yourselves so that when it is gone, they will welcome you into eternal dwellings.
  5. Luke 16:31ἐκ · from
    Then Abraham said to him, ‘If they do not listen to Moses and the Prophets, they will not be persuaded even if someone rises from the dead.’”
  6. Luke 17:7ἐξ · of; ἐκ · from
    Which of you whose servant comes in from plowing or shepherding in the field will say to him, ‘Come at once and sit down to eat’?
  7. Luke 17:15ἐξ · of
    When one of them saw that he was healed, he came back, praising God in a loud voice.
  8. Luke 17:24ἐκ · from
    For just as the lightning flashes and lights up the sky from one end to the other, so will be the Son of Man in His day.
  9. Luke 18:21ἐκ · from
    “All these I have kept from my youth,” he said.
  10. Luke 19:22Ἐκ · by
    His master replied, ‘You wicked servant, I will judge you by your own words. So you knew that I am a harsh man, withdrawing what I did not deposit and reaping what I did not sow?
  11. Luke 20:4ἐξ · from; ἐξ · from
    John’s baptism—was it from heaven, or from men?”
  12. Luke 20:5Ἐξ · From
    They deliberated among themselves and said, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He will ask, ‘Why did you not believe him?’
  13. Luke 20:6Ἐξ · From
    But if we say, ‘From men,’ all the people will stone us, for they are convinced that John was a prophet.”
  14. Luke 20:35ἐκ · from
    But those who are considered worthy to share in the age to come and in the resurrection from the dead will neither marry nor be given in marriage.
  15. Luke 20:42ἐκ · at
    For David himself says in the book of Psalms: ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand
  16. Luke 21:4ἐκ · out of; ἐκ · out of
    For they all contributed out of their surplus, but she out of her poverty has put in all she had to live on.”
  17. Luke 21:16ἐξ · [some] of
    You will be betrayed even by parents and brothers and relatives and friends, and some of you will be put to death.
  18. Luke 21:18ἐκ · of
    Yet not even a hair of your head will perish.
  19. Luke 22:3ἐκ · of
    Then Satan entered Judas Iscariot, who was one of the Twelve.
  20. Luke 22:23ἐξ · of
    Then they began to question among themselves which of them was going to do this.
  21. Luke 22:50ἐξ · of
    And one of them struck the servant of the high priest, cutting off his right ear.
  22. Luke 22:58ἐξ · one of
    A short time later, someone else saw him and said, “You also are one of them.” But Peter said, “Man, I am not.”
  23. Luke 22:69ἐκ · at
    But from now on the Son of Man will be seated at the right hand of the power of God.”
  24. Luke 23:7ἐκ · under
    And learning that Jesus was under Herod’s jurisdiction, he sent Him to Herod, who himself was in Jerusalem at that time.
  25. Luke 23:8ἐξ · for
    When Herod saw Jesus, he was greatly pleased. He had wanted to see Him for a long time, because he had heard about Him and was hoping to see Him perform a miracle.
  26. Luke 23:33ἐκ · on; ἐξ · on
    When they came to the place called The Skull, they crucified Him there, along with the criminals, one on His right and the other on His left.
  27. Luke 23:55ἐκ · from
    The women who had come with Jesus from Galilee followed, and they saw the tomb and how His body was placed.
  28. Luke 24:13ἐξ · of
    That same day two of them were going to a village called Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem.
  29. Luke 24:22ἐξ · of
    Furthermore, some of our women astounded us. They were at the tomb early this morning,
  30. Luke 24:46ἐκ · from
    And He told them, “This is what is written: The Christ will suffer and rise from the dead on the third day,
  31. Luke 24:49ἐξ · from
    And behold, I am sending the promise of My Father upon you. But remain in the city until you have been clothed with power from on high.”
  32. John 1:13ἐξ · of; ἐκ · of; ἐκ; ἐκ · of
    …children born not of blood, nor of the desire or will of man, but born of God.
  33. John 1:16ἐκ · From
    From His fullness we have all received grace upon grace.
  34. John 1:19ἐξ · of
    And this was John’s testimony when the Jews of Jerusalem sent priests and Levites to ask him, “Who are you?”
  35. John 1:24ἐκ
    Then the Pharisees who had been sent
  36. John 1:32ἐξ · from
    Then John testified, “I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove and resting on Him.
  37. John 1:35ἐκ · of
    The next day John was there again with two of his disciples.
  38. John 1:40ἐκ · of
    Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, was one of the two who heard John’s testimony and followed Jesus.
  39. John 1:44ἐκ
    Now Philip was from Bethsaida, the same town as Andrew and Peter.
  40. John 1:46Ἐκ · from
    “Can anything good come from Nazareth?” Nathanael asked. “Come and see,” said Philip.
  41. John 2:15ἐκ · out of; ἐκ · from
    So He made a whip out of cords and drove all from the temple courts, both sheep and cattle. He poured out the coins of the money changers and overturned their tables.