ἐκφεύγω
ekpheugō
“to escape”
Definition
to flee out
from G1537 (ἐκ) and G5343 (φεύγω);
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Occurrences
ἐκφεύγω appears 8 times in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
While people are saying, “Peace and security,” destruction will come upon them suddenly, like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.
But I was lowered in a basket through a window in the wall and escaped his grasp.
When the jailer woke up and saw the prison doors open, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself, presuming that the prisoners had escaped.
Then the man with the evil spirit jumped on them and overpowered them all. The attack was so violent that they ran out of the house naked and wounded.
See to it that you do not refuse Him who speaks. For if the people did not escape when they refused Him who warned them on earth, how much less will we escape if we reject Him who warns us from heaven?
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