ἐκεῖνος

greekNew Testament244 occurrences17 books237 verses

Definition

ἐκεῖνος, -η, -ο

(ἐκεῖ), [in LXX chiefly for הַהוּא ,הוּא, and cogn. forms ;]

demonstr. pron.,

that person or thing (ille), implying remoteness as compared with οὗτος (hic);

1. absol., emphatic he, she, it: opposite to οὗτος, Luke 18:14, James 4:15; ἡμεῖς, Hebrews 12:25; ὑμεῖς, Mark 4:11; ἄλλοι, John 9:9; ἐγώ, John 3:30; to persons named, Mk 16:[10, 13, 20], John 2:21; of one (absent) who is not named, contemptuously (Abbott, JG, §§2385, 2732), John 7:11; 9:28; with respect, of Christ, 1Jo.2.6 3:3, al.; referring to a preceding noun, Mrk.16:[10], John 7:45; resumption of a participial subject, John 1:33; 9:37; 10:1, Romans 14:14, al. (on its reference in John 19:35, see Westc, in l.; Moffatt, Intr., 568; Sanday, Fourth Gospel, 77ff.).

2. As adj., joined, like οὗτος, to a noun with the article: Matthew 7:25, Mark 3:24, John 18:15, al.; esp. of time, past or future: ἐν τ. ἡμέραις ἐ., Matthew 3:1, Mark 1:9, Acts 2:18" (LXX), al.; ἐν ἐ. τ. ἡμέρᾳ, esp of the Parousia, Matthew 7:22, Luke 6:23, 2 Thessalonians 1:10, 2 Timothy 1:12; adverbially, ἐκεινής (sc. ὁδοῦ) = cl. ἐκεινῇ (Bl., §36, 13), that way, Luke 19:4.

Hebrew words it translates

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

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

244 total
  1. John 11:53ἐκείνης · that
    So from that day on they plotted to kill Him.
  2. John 12:48ἐκεῖνος
    There is a judge for the one who rejects Me and does not receive My words: The word that I have spoken will judge him on the last day.
  3. John 13:25ἐκεῖνος
    Leaning back against Jesus, he asked, “Lord, who is it?”
  4. John 13:26Ἐκεῖνός · the [one]
    Jesus answered, “It is the one to whom I give this morsel after I have dipped it.” Then He dipped the morsel and gave it to Judas son of Simon Iscariot.
  5. John 13:27ἐκεῖνον · him
    And when Judas had taken the morsel, Satan entered into him. Then Jesus said to Judas, “What you are about to do, do quickly.”
  6. John 13:30ἐκεῖνος · [Judas]
    As soon as he had received the morsel, Judas went out into the night.
  7. John 14:20ἐκείνῃ · that
    On that day you will know that I am in My Father, and you are in Me, and I am in you.
  8. John 14:21ἐκεῖνός
    Whoever has My commandments and keeps them is the one who loves Me. The one who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and reveal Myself to him.”
  9. John 14:26ἐκεῖνος
    But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have told you.
  10. John 15:26ἐκεῖνος · He
    When the Advocate comes, whom I will send to you from the Father—the Spirit of truth who proceeds from the Father—He will testify about Me.
  11. John 16:8ἐκεῖνος · He
    And when He comes, He will convict the world in regard to sin and righteousness and judgment:
  12. John 16:13ἐκεῖνος
    However, when the Spirit of truth comes, He will guide you into all truth. For He will not speak on His own, but He will speak what He hears, and He will declare to you what is to come.
  13. John 16:14ἐκεῖνος · He
    He will glorify Me by taking from what is Mine and disclosing it to you.
  14. John 16:23ἐκείνῃ · that
    In that day you will no longer ask Me anything. Truly, truly, I tell you, whatever you ask the Father in My name, He will give you.
  15. John 16:26ἐκείνῃ · that
    In that day you will ask in My name. I am not saying that I will ask the Father on your behalf.
  16. John 18:13ἐκείνου · [that]
    They brought Him first to Annas, who was the father-in-law of Caiaphas, the high priest that year.
  17. John 18:15ἐκεῖνος · that
    Now Simon Peter and another disciple were following Jesus. Since that disciple was known to the high priest, he also went with Jesus into the courtyard of the high priest.
  18. John 18:17ἐκεῖνος · he
    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.
  19. John 18:25ἐκεῖνος · He
    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.”
  20. John 19:15Ἐκεῖνοι · with Him
    At this, they shouted, “Away with Him! Away with Him! Crucify Him!” “Shall I crucify your King?” Pilate asked. “We have no king but Caesar,” replied the chief priests.
  21. John 19:21ἐκεῖνος · He
    So the chief priests of the Jews said to Pilate, “Do not write, ‘The King of the Jews,’ but only that He said, ‘I am the King of the Jews.’”
  22. John 19:27ἐκείνης · that
    Then He said to the disciple, “Here is your mother.” So from that hour, this disciple took her into his home.
  23. John 19:31ἐκείνου · [the next]
    It was the day of Preparation, and the next day was a High Sabbath. In order that the bodies would not remain on the cross during the Sabbath, the Jews asked Pilate to have the legs broken and the bodies removed.
  24. John 19:35ἐκεῖνος · He
    The one who saw it has testified to this, and his testimony is true. He knows that he is telling the truth, so that you also may believe.
  25. John 20:13ἐκεῖνοι · they
    “Woman, why are you weeping?” they asked. “Because they have taken my Lord away,” she said, “and I do not know where they have put Him.”
  26. John 20:15Ἐκείνη · she
    “Woman, why are you weeping?” Jesus asked. “Whom are you seeking?” Thinking He was the gardener, she said, “Sir, if you have carried Him off, tell me where you have put Him, and I will get Him.”
  27. John 20:16ἐκείνη · She
    Jesus said to her, “Mary.” She turned and said to Him in Hebrew, “Rabboni!” (which means “Teacher”).
  28. John 20:19ἐκείνῃ · very
    It was the first day of the week, and that very evening, while the disciples were together with the doors locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them. “Peace be with you!” He said to them.
  29. John 21:3ἐκείνῃ · that
    Simon Peter told them, “I am going fishing.” “We will go with you,” they said. So they went out and got into the boat, but caught nothing that night.
  30. John 21:7ἐκεῖνος · [the]
    Then the disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, “It is the Lord!” As soon as Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he put on his outer garment (for he had removed it) and jumped into the sea.
  31. John 21:23ἐκεῖνος · this
    Because of this, the rumor spread among the brothers that this disciple would not die. However, Jesus did not say that he would not die, but only, “If I want him to remain until I return, what is that to you?”
  32. Acts 1:19ἐκεῖνο · that
    This became known to all who lived in Jerusalem, so they called that field in their own language Akeldama, that is, Field of Blood.)
  33. Acts 2:18ἐκείναις · those
    Even on My menservants and maidservants I will pour out My Spirit in those days, and they will prophesy.
  34. Acts 2:41ἐκείνῃ · that
    Those who embraced his message were baptized, and about three thousand were added to the believers that day.
  35. Acts 3:13ἐκείνου · [even though] he
    The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the God of our fathers, has glorified His servant Jesus. You handed Him over and rejected Him before Pilate, even though he had decided to release Him.
  36. Acts 3:23ἐκείνου
    Everyone who does not listen to Him will be completely cut off from among his people.’
  37. Acts 7:41ἐκείναις · that
    At that time they made a calf and offered a sacrifice to the idol, rejoicing in the works of their hands.
  38. Acts 8:1ἐκείνῃ · that
    And Saul was there, giving approval to Stephen’s death. On that day a great persecution broke out against the church in Jerusalem, and all except the apostles were scattered throughout Judea and Samaria.
  39. Acts 8:8ἐκείνῃ · that
    So there was great joy in that city.
  40. Acts 9:37ἐκείναις · that
    At that time, however, she became sick and died, and her body was washed and placed in an upper room.
  41. Acts 10:9ἐκείνων · as [the men]
    The next day at about the sixth hour, as the men were approaching the city on their journey, Peter went up on the roof to pray.
  42. Acts 12:1ἐκεῖνον · that
    About that time, King Herod reached out to harm some who belonged to the church.
  43. Acts 12:6ἐκείνῃ · [the]
    On the night before Herod was to bring him to trial, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains, with sentries standing guard at the entrance to the prison.
  44. Acts 14:21ἐκείνην · that
    They preached the gospel to that city and made many disciples. Then they returned to Lystra, Iconium, and Antioch,
  45. Acts 16:3ἐκείνοις · that
    Paul wanted Timothy to accompany him, so he took him and circumcised him on account of the Jews in that area, for they all knew that his father was a Greek.
  46. Acts 16:33ἐκείνῃ · that
    At that hour of the night, the jailer took them and washed their wounds. And without delay, he and all his household were baptized.
  47. Acts 16:35ἐκείνους · those
    When daylight came, the magistrates sent their officers with the order: “Release those men.”
  48. Acts 19:16ἐκείνου
    Then the man with the evil spirit jumped on them and overpowered them all. The attack was so violent that they ran out of the house naked and wounded.
  49. Acts 19:23ἐκεῖνον · that
    About that time there arose a great disturbance about the Way.
  50. Acts 20:2ἐκεῖνα · that
    After traveling through that area and speaking many words of encouragement, he arrived in Greece,