ἐκπορεύομαιekporeúomai
to depart, be discharged, proceed, project
Greek (New Testament) · G1607
Meanings
to make to go out; passive and middle, to go forth: Luke 3:7, Acts 25:4; of demons leaving one possessed, Matthew 17:21, Acts 19:12; of excrement, Mark 7:19; followed by ἀπό, Matthew 20:29, Mark 10:46; ἐκ, Mark 13:1 (of the dead rising, John 5:29); ἐκεῖθεν, Mark 6:11; ἔξω, Mark 11:19; είς, Mark 10:17, John 5:29; ἐπί, with acc person, Revelation 16:14; πρός, with acc person, Matthew 3:5, Mark 1:5; εἰσπορ- (see that word) καὶ ἐ., Acts 9:28; metaphorically, to come forth, proceed: of feelings, etc., Mark 7:23; followed by ἐκ, Matthew 15:11, Matthew 15:18, Mark 7:15, Mark 7:20, Mark 7:21, Luke 4:22, Ephesians 4:29; ῥῆμα, followed by διά, Matthew 4:4 (LXX); of lightning and flame, Revelation 4:5, Revelation 9:17, Revelation 9:18, Revelation 11:5; a river, Revelation 22:1; a sword, Revelation 1:16, Revelation 19:15; a rumour, followed by εἰς, Luke 4:37; of the Holy Spirit, followed by παρά, John 15:26.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 33 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 3:5 People from Jerusalem and from all of Judea and all over the Jordan Valley went out to see and hear John.
- Matthew 4:4 But Jesus told him, “No! The Scriptures say, ‘People do not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.’”
- Matthew 15:11 It’s not what goes into your mouth that defiles you; you are defiled by the words that come out of your mouth.”
- Matthew 15:18 But the words you speak come from the heart—that’s what defiles you.
- Matthew 20:29 As Jesus and the disciples left the town of Jericho, a large crowd followed behind.
- Mark 1:5 All of Judea, including all the people of Jerusalem, went out to see and hear John. And when they confessed their sins, he baptized them in the Jordan River.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.