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GreekG1553Verb

ἐκδημέω

ekdēmeō

3Occurrences
G1553Strong's #
VerbPart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

to emigrate, i.e. (figuratively) vacate or quit

from a compound of G1537 (ἐκ) and G1218 (δῆμος);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
(ἔκδημος, from home; cf. -ία, )*; to be from home, absent: .

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Verb

Morphology Code

G:V

Full Description

Greek Verb

Occurrences

ἐκδημέω appears 3 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

2 Corinthians
3

Key Passages

2 Corinthians 5:6BSB

Therefore we are always confident, although we know that while we are at home in the body, we are away from the Lord.

2 Corinthians 5:8BSB

We are confident, then, and would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord.

2 Corinthians 5:9BSB

So we aspire to please Him, whether we are here in this body or away from it.

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