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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 12:3ἐκ · with
    Then Mary took about a pint of expensive perfume, made of pure nard, and she anointed Jesus’ feet and wiped them with her hair. And the house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume.
  2. John 12:4ἐκ · of
    But one of His disciples, Judas Iscariot, who was going to betray Him, asked,
  3. John 12:9ἐκ · of; ἐκ · from
    Meanwhile a large crowd of Jews learned that Jesus was there. And they came not only because of Him, but also to see Lazarus, whom He had raised from the dead.
  4. John 12:17ἐκ · from; ἐκ · from
    Meanwhile, many people who had been with Jesus when He called Lazarus from the tomb and raised him from the dead continued to testify.
  5. John 12:20ἐκ · among
    Now there were some Greeks among those who went up to worship at the feast.
  6. John 12:27ἐκ · from
    Now My soul is troubled, and what shall I say? ‘Father, save Me from this hour’? No, it is for this purpose that I have come to this hour.
  7. John 12:28ἐκ · from
    Father, glorify Your name!” Then a voice came from heaven: “I have glorified it, and I will glorify it again.”
  8. John 12:32ἐκ · from
    And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw everyone to Myself.”
  9. John 12:34ἐκ · from
    The crowd replied, “We have heard from the Law that the Christ will remain forever. So how can You say that the Son of Man must be lifted up? Who is this Son of Man?”
  10. John 12:42ἐκ · of
    Nevertheless, many of the leaders believed in Him. But because of the Pharisees they did not confess Him, for fear that they would be put out of the synagogue.
  11. John 12:49ἐξ · on
    I have not spoken on My own, but the Father who sent Me has commanded Me what to say and how to say it.
  12. John 13:1ἐκ
    It was now just before the Passover Feast, and Jesus knew that His hour had come to leave this world and return to the Father. Having loved His own who were in the world, He loved them to the very end.
  13. John 13:4ἐκ · from
    So He got up from the supper, laid aside His outer garments, and wrapped a towel around His waist.
  14. John 13:21ἐξ · of
    After Jesus had said this, He became troubled in spirit and testified, “Truly, truly, I tell you, one of you will betray Me.”
  15. John 13:23ἐκ · of
    One of His disciples, the one whom Jesus loved, was reclining at His side.
  16. John 15:19ἐκ · of; ἐκ · of; ἐκ · out of
    If you were of the world, it would love you as its own. Instead, the world hates you, because you are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world.
  17. John 16:4ἐξ · from
    But I have told you these things so that when their hour comes, you will remember that I told you about them. I did not tell you these things from the beginning, because I was with you.
  18. John 16:5ἐξ · of
    Now, however, I am going to Him who sent Me; yet none of you asks Me, ‘Where are You going?’
  19. John 16:14ἐκ · from
    He will glorify Me by taking from what is Mine and disclosing it to you.
  20. John 16:15ἐκ · from
    Everything that belongs to the Father is Mine. That is why I said that the Spirit will take from what is Mine and disclose it to you.
  21. John 16:17ἐκ · [some] of
    Then some of His disciples asked one another, “Why is He telling us, ‘In a little while you will not see Me, and then after a little while you will see Me’ and ‘Because I am going to the Father’?”
  22. John 16:28ἐκ · from
    I came from the Father and entered the world. In turn, I will leave the world and go to the Father.”
  23. John 17:6ἐκ · out of
    I have revealed Your name to those You have given Me out of the world. They were Yours; You gave them to Me, and they have kept Your word.
  24. John 17:12ἐξ · of
    While I was with them, I protected and preserved them by Your name, the name You gave Me. Not one of them has been lost, except the son of destruction, so that the Scripture would be fulfilled.
  25. John 17:14ἐκ · of; ἐκ · of
    I have given them Your word and the world has hated them. For they are not of the world, just as I am not of the world.
  26. John 17:15ἐκ · out of; ἐκ · from
    I am not asking that You take them out of the world, but that You keep them from the evil one.
  27. John 17:16ἐκ · of; ἐκ · of
    They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world.
  28. John 18:3ἐκ · from; ἐκ
    So Judas brought a band of soldiers and officers from the chief priests and Pharisees. They arrived at the garden carrying lanterns, torches, and weapons.
  29. John 18:9ἐξ · of
    This was to fulfill the word He had spoken: “I have not lost one of those You have given Me.”
  30. John 18:17ἐκ · [one] of
    At this, the servant girl watching the door said to Peter, “Aren’t you also one of this man’s disciples?” “I am not,” he answered.
  31. John 18:25ἐκ · [one] of
    Simon Peter was still standing and warming himself. So they asked him, “Aren’t you also one of His disciples?” He denied it and said, “I am not.”
  32. John 18:26ἐκ · of
    One of the high priest’s servants, a relative of the man whose ear Peter had cut off, asked, “Didn’t I see you with Him in the garden?”
  33. John 18:36ἐκ · of; ἐκ
    Jesus answered, “My kingdom is not of this world; if it were, My servants would fight to prevent My arrest by the Jews. But now My kingdom is not of this realm.”
  34. John 18:37ἐκ
    “Then You are a king!” Pilate said. “You say that I am a king,” Jesus answered. “For this reason I was born and have come into the world, to testify to the truth. Everyone who belongs to the truth listens to My voice.”
  35. John 19:2ἐξ · of
    The soldiers twisted together a crown of thorns, set it on His head, and dressed Him in a purple robe.
  36. John 19:12Ἐκ · From then on
    From then on, Pilate tried to release Him, but the Jews kept shouting, “If you release this man, you are no friend of Caesar. Anyone who declares himself a king is defying Caesar.”
  37. John 19:23ἐκ · from
    When the soldiers had crucified Jesus, they divided His garments into four parts, one for each soldier, with the tunic remaining. It was seamless, woven in one piece from top to bottom.
  38. John 20:1ἐκ · from
    Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene went to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the entrance.
  39. John 20:2ἐκ · out of
    So she came running to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one whom Jesus loved. “They have taken the Lord out of the tomb,” she said, “and we do not know where they have put Him!”
  40. John 20:9ἐκ · from
    For they still did not understand from the Scripture that Jesus had to rise from the dead.
  41. John 20:24ἐκ · of
    Now Thomas called Didymus, one of the Twelve, was not with the disciples when Jesus came.