Keraia
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ἐκεῖ

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Definition

ἐκεῖ

adv., [in LXX chiefly for שָׁם ;]

1. properly, of place, there: Matthew 2:13; 5:24, al.; οἱ ἐ., Matthew 26:71; οὗ . . . ἐ., Matthew 6:21; 18:20; 24:28, Mark 6:10, Luke 12:34; pleonastic, ὅπου . . . ἐ. (= שָׁם אֲשֶׁר, Deuteronomy 4:5, al.), Revelation 12:6, 14 (cf. Bl., § 50, 4).

2. As often in cl. (Hdt., Thuc., al.), with verbs of motion, for ἐκεῖσε, thither: Matthew 2:22; 17:20; 24:28; 26:36, Mark 6:33, Luke 12:18; 17:37; 21:2, John 11:8; 18:2-3, Romans 15:24

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as ἐκεῖ:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

95 total
  1. Luke 17:23ἐκεῖ · there [He is]
    People will tell you, ‘Look, there He is!’ or ‘Look, here He is!’ Do not go out or chase after them.
  2. Luke 17:37ἐκεῖ · there
    “Where, Lord?” they asked. Jesus answered, “Wherever there is a carcass, there the vultures will gather.”
  3. Luke 21:2ἐκεῖ · in
    …and He saw a poor widow put in two small copper coins.
  4. Luke 22:12ἐκεῖ · there
    And he will show you a large upper room, already furnished. Make preparations there.”
  5. Luke 23:33ἐκεῖ · there
    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.
  6. John 2:1ἐκεῖ · there
    On the third day a wedding took place at Cana in Galilee. Jesus’ mother was there,
  7. John 2:6ἐκεῖ · there
    Now six stone water jars had been set there for the Jewish rites of purification. Each could hold from twenty to thirty gallons.
  8. John 2:12ἐκεῖ · there
    After this, He went down to Capernaum with His mother and brothers and His disciples, and they stayed there a few days.
  9. John 3:22ἐκεῖ · [where]
    After this, Jesus and His disciples went into the Judean countryside, where He spent some time with them and baptized.
  10. John 3:23ἐκεῖ · there
    Now John was also baptizing at Aenon near Salim, because the water was plentiful there, and people kept coming to be baptized.
  11. John 4:6ἐκεῖ · there
    Since Jacob’s well was there, Jesus, weary from His journey, sat down by the well. It was about the sixth hour.
  12. John 4:40ἐκεῖ
    So when the Samaritans came to Him, they asked Him to stay with them, and He stayed two days.
  13. John 5:5ἐκεῖ · there
    One man there had been an invalid for thirty-eight years.
  14. John 6:3ἐκεῖ
    Then Jesus went up on the mountain and sat down with His disciples.
  15. John 6:22ἐκεῖ · there
    The next day, the crowd that had remained on the other side of the sea realized that only one boat had been there, and that Jesus had not boarded it with His disciples, but they had gone away alone.
  16. John 6:24ἐκεῖ · there
    So when the crowd saw that neither Jesus nor His disciples were there, they got into the boats and went to Capernaum to look for Him.
  17. John 10:40ἐκεῖ · there
    Then Jesus went back across the Jordan to the place where John had first been baptizing, and He stayed there.
  18. John 10:42ἐκεῖ · in that place
    And many in that place believed in Jesus.
  19. John 11:8ἐκεῖ · there
    “Rabbi,” they replied, “the Jews just tried to stone You, and You are going back there?”
  20. John 11:15ἐκεῖ · there
    …and for your sake I am glad I was not there, so that you may believe. But let us go to him.”
  21. John 11:31ἐκεῖ · there
    When the Jews who were in the house consoling Mary saw how quickly she got up and went out, they followed her, supposing she was going to the tomb to mourn there.
  22. John 12:2ἐκεῖ · there
    So they hosted a dinner for Jesus there. Martha served, and Lazarus was among those reclining at the table with Him.
  23. John 12:9ἐκεῖ · there
    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.
  24. John 12:26ἐκεῖ
    If anyone serves Me, he must follow Me; and where I am, My servant will be as well. If anyone serves Me, the Father will honor him.
  25. John 18:2ἐκεῖ · there
    Now Judas His betrayer also knew the place, because Jesus had often met there with His disciples.
  26. John 18:3ἐκεῖ · [at the garden]
    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.
  27. John 19:42ἐκεῖ · there
    And because it was the Jewish day of Preparation and the tomb was nearby, they placed Jesus there.
  28. Acts 9:33ἐκεῖ · There
    There he found a man named Aeneas who had been paralyzed and bedridden for eight years.
  29. Acts 16:1ἐκεῖ · [where]
    Paul came to Derbe and then to Lystra, where he found a disciple named Timothy, the son of a believing Jewish woman and a Greek father.
  30. Acts 17:14ἐκεῖ · [in Berea]
    The brothers immediately sent Paul to the coast, but Silas and Timothy remained in Berea.
  31. Acts 19:21ἐκεῖ · there
    After these things had happened, Paul resolved in the Spirit to go to Jerusalem, passing through Macedonia and Achaia. “After I have been there,” he said, “I must see Rome as well.”
  32. Acts 25:9ἐκεῖ
    But Festus, wishing to do the Jews a favor, said to Paul, “Are you willing to go up to Jerusalem to stand trial before me on these charges?”
  33. Acts 25:14ἐκεῖ
    Since they were staying several days, Festus laid out Paul’s case before the king: “There is a certain man whom Felix left in prison.
  34. Romans 9:26ἐκεῖ
    …and, “It will happen that in the very place where it was said to them, ‘You are not My people,’ they will be called ‘sons of the living God.’”
  35. Romans 15:24ἐκεῖ · [for my journey]
    I hope to see you on my way to Spain. And after I have enjoyed your company for a while, you can equip me for my journey.
  36. Titus 3:12ἐκεῖ · there
    As soon as I send Artemas or Tychicus to you, make every effort to come to me at Nicopolis, because I have decided to winter there.
  37. Hebrews 7:8ἐκεῖ · in the case [of Melchizedek]
    In the case of the Levites, mortal men collect the tenth; but in the case of Melchizedek, it is affirmed that he lives on.
  38. James 2:3ἐκεῖ
    If you lavish attention on the man in fine clothes and say, “Here is a seat of honor,” but say to the poor man, “You must stand” or “Sit at my feet,”
  39. James 3:16ἐκεῖ · there [ will be ]
    For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there will be disorder and every evil practice.
  40. James 4:13ἐκεῖ · there
    Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business, and make a profit.”
  41. Revelation 2:14ἐκεῖ · [some]
    But I have a few things against you, because some of you hold to the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to place a stumbling block before the Israelites so they would eat food sacrificed to idols and commit sexual immorality.
  42. Revelation 12:6ἐκεῖ; ἐκεῖ
    And the woman fled into the wilderness, where God had prepared a place for her to be nourished for 1,260 days.
  43. Revelation 12:14ἐκεῖ
    But the woman was given two wings of a great eagle to fly from the presence of the serpent to her place in the wilderness, where she was nourished for a time, and times, and half a time.
  44. Revelation 21:25ἐκεῖ · there
    Its gates will never be shut at the end of the day, because there will be no night there.