ἔξωéxō

out(-side, of doors), literally or figuratively

Greek (New Testament) · G1854

Meanings

1. outside, without

(a) adverbially: Matthew 12:46, Mark 3:31, Mark 11:4, Luke 8:20, John 18:16, and elsewhere; with article, ὁ ἔ., he who is without; metaphorically, in plural, οἱ ἔ., of those outside the Church, 1 Corinthians 5:12, 1 Corinthians 5:13, Colossians 4:5, 1 Thessalonians 4:12; ὁ ἔ. ἄνθρωπος, 2 Corinthians 4:16; αἱ ἔ. πόλεις, Acts 26:11

(b) as preposition with genitive: Luke 13:33, Acts 21:5, Hebrews 13:11, Hebrews 13:12

2. After verbs of motion

(a) adverbially, forth, out: Matthew 5:13, Mark 14:68, Luke 22:62, John 6:37, John 19:4, John 19:13, Acts 9:40, and elsewhere

(b) as preposition with genitive, out of: Matthew 21:17, Mark 11:19, Mark 12:8, Luke 4:29, Acts 7:58, Hebrews 13:13, al

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 63 times in the Bible.

  • Matthew 5:13 “You are the salt of the earth. But what good is salt if it has lost its flavor? Can you make it salty again? It will be thrown out and trampled underfoot as worthless.
  • Matthew 10:14 If any household or town refuses to welcome you or listen to your message, shake its dust from your feet as you leave.
  • Matthew 12:46 As Jesus was speaking to the crowd, his mother and brothers stood outside, asking to speak to him.
  • Matthew 12:47 Someone told Jesus, “Your mother and your brothers are standing outside, and they want to speak to you.”
  • Matthew 13:48 When the net was full, they dragged it up onto the shore, sat down, and sorted the good fish into crates, but threw the bad ones away.
  • Matthew 21:17 Then he returned to Bethany, where he stayed overnight.
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Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.