Ekdēmeō ἐκδημέω
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| ἐκδημέω | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | ekdēmeō |
| Strong's number | G1553 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | be away |
| Occurrences | 3 in 3 verses |
Ekdēmeō (Greek ἐκδημέω, Strong's G1553) is a Greek verb meaning “be away”. It occurs 3 times in 3 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
ἐκ-δημέω, -ῶ
(ἔκδημος, from home; cf. -ία, 3Ma.4:11)*;
to be from home, absent: 2Co.5:6; before ἀπό, 2Co.5:8; before ἐκ, 2Co.5:9 (cf. ἀπο-, ἐνδημέω).†
(AS)
(ἔκδημος, from home; cf. -ία, 3Ma.4:11)*;
to be from home, absent: 2Co.5:6; before ἀπό, 2Co.5:8; before ἐκ, 2Co.5:9 (cf. ἀπο-, ἐνδημέω).†
(AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | absent (3) |
|---|---|
| BSB | we are away (1), be away (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Ekdēmeō, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
2 Corinthians
- 2 Corinthians 5:6Therefore we are always confident, knowing that, whilst we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord:Therefore we are always confident, although we know that while we are at home in the body, we are away from the Lord.
- 2 Corinthians 5:8We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord.We are confident, then, and would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord.
- 2 Corinthians 5:9Wherefore we labour, that, whether present or absent, we may be accepted of him.So we aspire to please Him, whether we are here in this body or away from it.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).