ἐξωθέωexōthéō
to expel; by implication, to propel
Greek (New Testament) · G1856
Meanings
1. to thrust out: Acts 7:45.
2. to drive out of the sea, drive on shore: Acts 27:39.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 2 times in the Bible.
- Acts 7:45 Years later, when Joshua led our ancestors in battle against the nations that God drove out of this land, the Tabernacle was taken with them into their new territory. And it stayed there until the time of King David.
- Acts 27:39 When morning dawned, they didn’t recognize the coastline, but they saw a bay with a beach and wondered if they could get to shore by running the ship aground.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.