ἐκεῖνοςekeînos

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

Greek (New Testament) · G1565

Meanings

1. absolutely, emphatic he, she, it: opposed to οὗτος, Luke 18:14, James 4:15; ἡμεῖς, Hebrews 12:25; ὑμεῖς, Matthew 13:11, Mark 4:11; ἄλλοι, John 9:9; ἐγώ, John 3:30; to persons named, Mk 16: [Mark 16:10, Mark 16:13, Mark 16:20], John 2:21; of one (absent) who is not named, contemptuously, John 7:11, John 9:28; with respect, of Christ, 1 John 2:6, John 3:3, and elsewhere; referring to a preceding noun, Mark 16:10, John 7:45; resumption of a participial subject, John 1:33, John 9:37, John 10:1, Romans 14:14, and elsewhere (on its reference in John 19:35, see Westc, in l.; Moffatt, Intr., 568; Sanday, Fourth Gospel, 77ff.).

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

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Where it appears

Appears 240 times in the Bible.

  • Matthew 3:1 In those days John the Baptist came to the Judean wilderness and began preaching. His message was,
  • Matthew 7:22 On judgment day many will say to me, ‘Lord! Lord! We prophesied in your name and cast out demons in your name and performed many miracles in your name.’
  • Matthew 7:25 Though the rain comes in torrents and the floodwaters rise and the winds beat against that house, it won’t collapse because it is built on bedrock.
  • Matthew 7:27 When the rains and floods come and the winds beat against that house, it will collapse with a mighty crash.”
  • Matthew 8:13 Then Jesus said to the Roman officer, “Go back home. Because you believed, it has happened.” And the young servant was healed that same hour.
  • Matthew 8:28 When Jesus arrived on the other side of the lake, in the region of the Gadarenes, two men who were possessed by demons met him. They came out of the tombs and were so violent that no one could go through that area.
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Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.