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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. John 2:22ἐκ · from
    After He was raised from the dead, His disciples remembered that He had said this. Then they believed the Scripture and the word that Jesus had spoken.
  2. John 3:1ἐκ · of
    Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a leader of the Jews.
  3. John 3:5ἐξ · of
    Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless he is born of water and the Spirit.
  4. John 3:6ἐκ · of; ἐκ · of
    Flesh is born of flesh, but spirit is born of the Spirit.
  5. John 3:8ἐκ · of
    The wind blows where it wishes. You hear its sound, but you do not know where it comes from or where it is going. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit.”
  6. John 3:13ἐκ · from
    No one has ascended into heaven except the One who descended from heaven—the Son of Man.
  7. John 3:25ἐκ · between
    Then a dispute arose between John’s disciples and a certain Jew over the issue of ceremonial washing.
  8. John 3:27ἐκ · from
    John replied, “A man can receive only what is given him from heaven.
  9. John 3:31ἐκ · from; ἐκ · to; ἐκ · from; ἐκ · from
    The One who comes from above is above all. The one who is from the earth belongs to the earth and speaks as one from the earth. The One who comes from heaven is above all.
  10. John 3:34ἐκ
    For the One whom God has sent speaks the words of God, for God gives the Spirit without limit.
  11. John 4:6ἐκ · from
    Since Jacob’s well was there, Jesus, weary from His journey, sat down by the well. It was about the sixth hour.
  12. John 4:7ἐκ
    When a Samaritan woman came to draw water, Jesus said to her, “Give Me a drink.”
  13. John 4:12ἐξ · from
    Are You greater than our father Jacob, who gave us this well and drank from it himself, as did his sons and his livestock?”
  14. John 4:13ἐκ
    Jesus said to her, “Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again.
  15. John 4:14ἐκ
    But whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a fount of water springing up to eternal life.”
  16. John 4:22ἐκ · from
    You worship what you do not know; we worship what we do know, for salvation is from the Jews.
  17. John 4:30ἐκ
    So they left the town and made their way toward Jesus.
  18. John 4:39Ἐκ · from
    Many of the Samaritans from that town believed in Jesus because of the woman’s testimony, “He told me everything I ever did.”
  19. John 4:47ἐκ · from
    When he heard that Jesus had come from Judea to Galilee, he went and begged Him to come down and heal his son, who was about to die.
  20. John 4:54ἐκ · from
    This was now the second sign that Jesus performed after coming from Judea into Galilee.
  21. John 5:24ἐκ · from
    Truly, truly, I tell you, whoever hears My word and believes Him who sent Me has eternal life and will not come under judgment. Indeed, he has crossed over from death to life.
  22. John 6:8ἐκ · of
    One of His disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, said to Him,
  23. John 6:11ἐκ
    Then Jesus took the loaves and the fish, gave thanks, and distributed to those who were seated as much as they wanted.
  24. John 6:13ἐκ · of
    So they collected them and filled twelve baskets with the pieces of the five barley loaves left over by those who had eaten.
  25. John 6:23ἐκ · from
    However, some boats from Tiberias landed near the place where the people had eaten the bread after the Lord had given thanks.
  26. John 6:26ἐκ
    Jesus replied, “Truly, truly, I tell you, it is not because you saw these signs that you are looking for Me, but because you ate the loaves and had your fill.
  27. John 6:31ἐκ · from
    Our fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, as it is written: ‘He gave them bread from heaven to eat.’”
  28. John 6:32ἐκ · from; ἐκ · from
    Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I tell you, it was not Moses who gave you the bread from heaven, but it is My Father who gives you the true bread from heaven.
  29. John 6:33ἐκ · from
    For the bread of God is He who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.”
  30. John 6:39ἐξ · of
    And this is the will of Him who sent Me, that I shall lose none of those He has given Me, but raise them up at the last day.
  31. John 6:41ἐκ · from
    At this, the Jews began to grumble about Jesus because He had said, “I am the bread that came down from heaven.”
  32. John 6:42Ἐκ · from
    They were asking, “Is this not Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How then can He say, ‘I have come down from heaven’?”
  33. John 6:50ἐκ · from; ἐξ · of
    This is the bread that comes down from heaven, so that anyone may eat of it and not die.
  34. John 6:51ἐκ · from; ἐκ · of
    I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever. And this bread, which I will give for the life of the world, is My flesh.”
  35. John 6:58ἐξ · from
    This is the bread that came down from heaven. Unlike your fathers, who ate the manna and died, the one who eats this bread will live forever.”
  36. John 6:60ἐκ · of
    On hearing it, many of His disciples said, “This is a difficult teaching. Who can accept it?”
  37. John 6:64ἐξ · of; ἐξ · from
    However, there are some of you who do not believe.” (For Jesus had known from the beginning which of them did not believe and who would betray Him.)
  38. John 6:65ἐκ
    Then Jesus said, “This is why I told you that no one can come to Me unless the Father has granted it to him.”
  39. John 6:66Ἐκ · From; ἐκ · of
    From that time on many of His disciples turned back and no longer walked with Him.
  40. John 6:70ἐξ · of
    Jesus answered them, “Have I not chosen you, the Twelve? Yet one of you is a devil!”
  41. John 6:71ἐκ · of
    He was speaking about Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot. For although Judas was one of the Twelve, he was later to betray Jesus.