ἔξωθενéxōthen

external(-ly)

Greek (New Testament) · G1855

Meanings

1. properly (in answer to the question, Whence?), from without: Mark 7:18

2. More often (= ἔξω; cf. Bl., § 25, 3), without: Matthew 23:27, Matthew 23:28, Mark 7:18, 2 Corinthians 7:5; τὸ ἔ., Matthew 23:25, Luke 11:39, Luke 11:40; οἱ ἔ., 1 Timothy 3:7, Mark 4:11; ὁ ἔ. κόσμος, 1 Peter 3:3; ἐκβάλλειν ἔ., Revelation 11:2. As preposition with genitive: Mark 7:15, Revelation 11:2, Revelation 14:20.

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 13 times in the Bible.

  • Matthew 23:25 “What sorrow awaits you teachers of religious law and you Pharisees. Hypocrites! For you are so careful to clean the outside of the cup and the dish, but inside you are filthy—full of greed and self-indulgence!
  • Matthew 23:27 “What sorrow awaits you teachers of religious law and you Pharisees. Hypocrites! For you are like whitewashed tombs—beautiful on the outside but filled on the inside with dead people’s bones and all sorts of impurity.
  • Matthew 23:28 Outwardly you look like righteous people, but inwardly your hearts are filled with hypocrisy and lawlessness.
  • Mark 7:15 It’s not what goes into your body that defiles you; you are defiled by what comes from your heart.”
  • Mark 7:18 “Don’t you understand either?” he asked. “Can’t you see that the food you put into your body cannot defile you?
  • Luke 11:39 Then the Lord said to him, “You Pharisees are so careful to clean the outside of the cup and the dish, but inside you are filthy—full of greed and wickedness!
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Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.