ἐκεῖθεν
ekeithen
from there
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe Greek word ἐκεῖθεν (ekeithen) is a preposition that indicates a point of origin or departure. Its short definition is "from there," suggesting a spatial or locative relationship. This word is used 28 times in the Bible, indicating its significance in various contexts. The word ἐκεῖθεν is often used to indicate a movement or transition from one place to another. It can signify a departure from a specific location, such as a city, a region, or even a metaphorical place. For example, in Luke 15:11, the prodigal son departs from his father's house, using ἐκεῖθεν to indicate his departure. This usage highlights the word's ability to convey a sense of separation or departure. The자 frequency of ἐκεῖθεν in the Bible suggests its importance in conveying spatial relationships and transitions. Its use in various contexts, including narratives, teachings, and prophecies, underscores its significance in biblical storytelling and communication.
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Occurrences in Scripture
28 total occurrences across the text
Now when Jesus heard this, he withdrew from there in a boat, to a deserted place apart. When the multitudes heard it, they followed him on foot from the cities.
Matthew 4:21Going on from there, he saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets. He called them.
Matthew 5:26Most certainly I tell you, you shall by no means get out of there, until you have paid the last penny.
Matthew 9:9As Jesus passed by from there, he saw a man called Matthew sitting at the tax collection office. He said to him, “Follow me.” He got up and followed him.
Matthew 9:27As Jesus passed by from there, two blind men followed him, calling out and saying, “Have mercy on us, son of David!”
Matthew 11:1When Jesus had finished directing his twelve disciples, he departed from there to teach and preach in their cities.
Matthew 12:15Jesus, perceiving that, withdrew from there. Great multitudes followed him; and he healed them all,
Matthew 13:53When Jesus had finished these parables, he departed from there.
Matthew 15:21Jesus went out from there, and withdrew into the region of Tyre and Sidon.
Matthew 15:29Jesus departed from there, and came near to the sea of Galilee; and he went up into the mountain, and sat there.
Matthew 19:15He laid his hands on them, and departed from there.
Mark 6:11Whoever will not receive you nor hear you, as you depart from there, shake off the dust that is under your feet for a testimony against them. Assuredly, I tell you, it will be more tolerable for Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of judgment than for that city!”
Mark 1:19Going on a little further from there, he saw James the son of Zebedee, and John, his brother, who were also in the boat mending the nets.
Mark 6:1He went out from there. He came into his own country, and his disciples followed him.
Mark 7:24From there he arose, and went away into the borders of Tyre and Sidon. He entered into a house, and didn’t want anyone to know it, but he couldn’t escape notice.
Mark 10:1He arose from there and came into the borders of Judea and beyond the Jordan. Multitudes came together to him again. As he usually did, he was again teaching them.
Luke 9:4Into whatever house you enter, stay there, and depart from there.
Luke 12:59I tell you, you will by no means get out of there, until you have paid the very last penny.”
Luke 16:26Besides all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed, that those who want to pass from here to you are not able, and that no one may cross over from there to us.’
John 4:43After the two days he went out from there and went into Galilee.
John 11:54Jesus therefore walked no more openly among the Jews, but departed from there into the country near the wilderness, to a city called Ephraim. He stayed there with his disciples.
Acts 13:4So, being sent out by the Holy Spirit, they went down to Seleucia. From there they sailed to Cyprus.
Acts 18:7He departed there, and went into the house of a certain man named Justus, one who worshiped God, whose house was next door to the synagogue.
Acts 27:12Because the haven was not suitable to winter in, the majority advised going to sea from there, if by any means they could reach Phoenix, and winter there, which is a port of Crete, looking southwest and northwest.
Matthew 12:9He departed from there, and went into their synagogue.
Mark 6:10He said to them, “Wherever you enter into a house, stay there until you depart from there.
Acts 20:13But we, going ahead to the ship, set sail for Assos, intending to take Paul aboard there; for he had so arranged, intending himself to go by land.
Revelation 22:2in the middle of its street. On this side of the river and on that was the tree of life, bearing twelve kinds of fruits, yielding its fruit every month. The leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.