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GreekG1537Preposition

ἐκ

ek

770Occurrences
G1537Strong's #
PrepositionPart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

literal or figurative; direct or remote)

a primary preposition denoting origin (the point whence action or motion proceeds), from, out (of place, time, or cause;

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
prep. with genitive, from out of, from (see Addendum, p. 492). This entry is included here, but in the print version the entry is found on p. 492. ἐκ, before a vowel ἐξ, prep. with genitive, of motion outwards, separation from (opposite to *εἰς; *= Lat. e, ex), from out of, from among, from.
I
Of Place
1.of motion, out of, forth from, off from
2.Of change from one place or condition to another
3.Of separation or distinction from a number, before collective or pl. nouns
4.Of position or direction (so in cl. = ἔξω)
II
Of Time
1.of the point of time from which, from, since
2.Of succession in time
III
Of Origin
1.of nativity, lineage, race
2.Of the author, occasion or source
3.Of the agent, after passive verbs
4.Of cause, dependence, source of supply
5.Of material
IV
By attraction = *ἐν *: τὰ ἐκ οἰκιας; ἐξ αὐτοῦ δύναμιν, (see Field, in l.); ὁ πατὴρ ὁ ἐξ οὐρανοῦ.
V
Adverbial phrases: ἐξ ἀνάγκης,; ἐξ ἰσότητος; ἐκ μέρους; ἐκ μέτρου; ἐκ συμφώνου.
VI
in composition, *ἐκ *signifies
1.procession, removal: ἐκβαίνω, ἐκβάλλω.
2.Opening out, unfolding: *ἐκτείνω; *metaphorically, ἐξαγγάλλω.
3.Origin: ἔκγονος.
4.Completeness: *ἐξαπορέω *(see M, Pr., 237), ἐκπληρόω, ἐκτελέω.

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Preposition

Morphology Code

G:PREP

Full Description

Greek Preposition

Occurrences

ἐκ appears 770 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

John
135
Revelation
106
Acts
82
Luke
77
Matthew
70
Mark
59
Romans
50
1 Corinthians
27

Key Passages

1 Corinthians 1:30BSB

It is because of Him that you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God: our righteousness, holiness, and redemption.

Acts 26:4BSB

Surely all the Jews know how I have lived from the earliest days of my youth, among my own people and in Jerusalem.

John 17:12BSB

While I was with them, I protected and preserved them by Your name, the name You gave Me. Not one of them has been lost, except the son of destruction, so that the Scripture would be fulfilled.

Luke 24:49BSB

And behold, I am sending the promise of My Father upon you. But remain in the city until you have been clothed with power from on high.”

Revelation 11:5BSB

If anyone wants to harm them, fire proceeds from their mouths and devours their enemies. In this way, anyone who wants to harm them must be killed.

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.