Ekeithen ἐκεῖθεν

Ekeithen (Greek ἐκεῖθεν, Strong's G1564) is a Greek adverb meaning “from there”. It occurs 28 times in 28 verses of the New Testament.

Definition

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

Verses

Every verse with Ekeithen, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Matthew

• Matthew 4:21
  And going on from thence, he saw other two brethren, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in a ship with Zebedee their father, mending their nets; and he called them.Going on from there, He saw two other brothers, James son of Zebedee and his brother John. They were in a boat with their father Zebedee, mending their nets. Jesus called them,
• Matthew 5:26
  Verily I say unto thee, Thou shalt by no means come out thence, till thou hast paid the uttermost farthing.Truly I tell you, you will not get out until you have paid the last penny.
• Matthew 9:9
  And as Jesus passed forth from thence, he saw a man, named Matthew, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he saith unto him, Follow me. And he arose, and followed him.As Jesus went on from there, He saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax booth. “Follow Me,” He told him, and Matthew got up and followed Him.
• Matthew 9:27
  And when Jesus departed thence, two blind men followed him, crying, and saying, Thou Son of David, have mercy on us.As Jesus went on from there, two blind men followed Him, crying out, “Have mercy on us, Son of David!”
• Matthew 11:1
  And it came to pass, when Jesus had made an end of commanding his twelve disciples, he departed thence to teach and to preach in their cities.After Jesus had finished instructing His twelve disciples, He went on from there to teach and preach in their cities.
• Matthew 12:9
  And when he was departed thence, he went into their synagogue:Moving on from there, Jesus entered their synagogue,
• Matthew 12:15
  But when Jesus knew it, he withdrew himself from thence: and great multitudes followed him, and he healed them all;Aware of this, Jesus withdrew from that place. Large crowds followed Him, and He healed them all,
• Matthew 13:53
  And it came to pass, that when Jesus had finished these parables, he departed thence.When Jesus had finished these parables, He withdrew from that place.
• Matthew 14:13
  When Jesus heard of it, he departed thence by ship into a desert place apart: and when the people had heard thereof, they followed him on foot out of the cities.When Jesus heard about John, He withdrew by boat privately to a solitary place. But the crowds found out about it and followed Him on foot from the towns.
• Matthew 15:21
  Then Jesus went thence, and departed into the coasts of Tyre and Sidon.Leaving that place, Jesus withdrew to the district of Tyre and Sidon.
• Matthew 15:29
  And Jesus departed from thence, and came nigh unto the sea of Galilee; and went up into a mountain, and sat down there.Moving on from there, Jesus went along the Sea of Galilee. Then He went up on a mountain and sat down.
• Matthew 19:15
  And he laid his hands on them, and departed thence.And after He had placed His hands on them, He went on from there.

Mark

• Mark 1:19
  And when he had gone a little further thence, he saw James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, who also were in the ship mending their nets.Going on a little farther, He saw James son of Zebedee and his brother John. They were in a boat, mending their nets.
• Mark 6:1
  And he went out from thence, and came into his own country; and his disciples follow him.Jesus went on from there and came to His hometown, accompanied by His disciples.
• Mark 6:10
  And he said unto them, In what place soever ye enter into an house, there abide till ye depart from that place.And He told them, “When you enter a house, stay there until you leave that area.
• Mark 6:11
  And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear you, when ye depart thence, shake off the dust under your feet for a testimony against them. Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgment, than for that city.If anyone will not welcome you or listen to you, shake the dust off your feet when you leave that place, as a testimony against them.”
• Mark 7:24
  And from thence he arose, and went into the borders of Tyre and Sidon, and entered into an house, and would have no man know it: but he could not be hid.Jesus left that place and went to the region of Tyre. Not wanting anyone to know He was there, He entered a house, but was unable to escape their notice.
• Mark 10:1
  And he arose from thence, and cometh into the coasts of Judea by the farther side of Jordan: and the people resort unto him again; and, as he was wont, he taught them again.Then Jesus left that place and went into the region of Judea, beyond the Jordan. Again the crowds came to Him and He taught them, as was His custom.

Luke

• Luke 9:4
  And whatsoever house ye enter into, there abide, and thence depart.Whatever house you enter, stay there until you leave that area.
• Luke 12:59
  I tell thee, thou shalt not depart thence, till thou hast paid the very last mite.I tell you, you will not get out until you have paid the very last penny.”
• Luke 16:26
  And beside all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed: so that they which would pass from hence to you cannot; neither can they pass to us, that would come from thence.And besides all this, a great chasm has been fixed between us and you, so that even those who wish cannot cross from here to you, nor can anyone cross from there to us.’

John

• John 4:43
  Now after two days he departed thence, and went into Galilee.After two days, Jesus left for Galilee.
• John 11:54
  Jesus therefore walked no more openly among the Jews; but went thence unto a country near to the wilderness, into a city called Ephraim, and there continued with his disciples.As a result, Jesus no longer went about publicly among the Jews, but He withdrew to a town called Ephraim in an area near the wilderness. And He stayed there with the disciples.

Acts

• Acts 13:4
  So they, being sent forth by the Holy Ghost, departed unto Seleucia; and from thence they sailed to Cyprus.So Barnabas and Saul, sent forth by the Holy Spirit, went down to Seleucia and sailed from there to Cyprus.
• Acts 18:7
  And he departed thence, and entered into a certain man’s house, named Justus, one that worshipped God, whose house joined hard to the synagogue.So Paul left the synagogue and went next door to the house of Titus Justus, a worshiper of God.
• Acts 20:13
  And we went before to ship, and sailed unto Assos, there intending to take in Paul: for so had he appointed, minding himself to go afoot.We went on ahead to the ship and sailed to Assos, where we were to take Paul aboard. He had arranged this because he was going there on foot.
• Acts 27:12
  And because the haven was not commodious to winter in, the more part advised to depart thence also, if by any means they might attain to Phenice, and there to winter; which is an haven of Crete, and lieth toward the south west and north west.Since the harbor was unsuitable to winter in, the majority decided to sail on, if somehow they could reach Phoenix to winter there. Phoenix was a harbor in Crete facing both southwest and northwest.

Revelation

• Revelation 22:2
  In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.down the middle of the main street of the city. On either side of the river stood a tree of life, bearing twelve kinds of fruit and yielding a fresh crop for each month. And the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations.

Notes

1. 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.
2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).