What does ἐκβάλλω · ἔξω mean in the Bible?
ἐκβάλλω · ἔξω is a Greek phrase meaning "cast out, drive out".
Greek · G1544, G1854
ἐκβάλλω ἔξω
To eject (literally or figuratively) · out(-side, of doors), literally or figuratively
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ἐκβάλλω G1544 to eject (literally or figuratively)
Pronunciation ekbállō
Forceful removal or expulsion; in NT chiefly demons or people from sacred spaces through divine authority.
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ἔξω G1854 out(-side, of doors), literally or figuratively
Pronunciation éxō
Means outside the Church or community; used theologically for those excluded from Christian fellowship.
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What does ἐκβάλλω ἔξω (ekballō exō) mean in the Bible?
ἐκβάλλω · ἔξω is a Greek phrase meaning "cast out, drive out".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G1544, G1854?
G1544, G1854 is connected to 81 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. cast out, drive out
Source Gloss
cast out, drive out
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 5 Aligned forms 81 Tenses Present, Aorist, Future, Imperfect, Pluperfect Voices Active, Passive, Middle
Tenses
Voices
Indicative states a fact or reality 39×
Present Active Matt 9:34 · Matt 12:24 · Matt 12:26 · Matt 12:35 · Matt 13:52 · Mark 1:12 · Mark 3:22 · Luke 11:15 · 3 John 1:10 · Matt 12:27 · Matt 12:28 · Luke 11:19 · Luke 11:20 · Luke 13:32 · Acts 16:37 · Matt 8:31 19×
Aorist Active Matt 21:39 · Mark 12:8 · Luke 4:29 · Luke 20:12 · John 9:34 · John 9:35 · Acts 13:50 · Matt 8:16 · Matt 21:12 · Mark 1:34 · Mark 1:43 · John 2:15 · Matt 7:22 13×
Future Passive Matt 8:12 · John 12:31 2×
Aorist Passive Matt 9:25 1×
Present Passive Matt 15:17 1×
Imperfect Active Mark 6:13 1×
Pluperfect Active Mark 16:9 1×
Future Active Mark 16:17 1×
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 10×
Present Active Matt 10:1 · Mark 3:15 · Mark 3:23 · Mark 11:15 · Luke 11:18 · Luke 19:45 6×
Aorist Active Matt 7:5 · Matt 17:19 · Mark 9:28 · Luke 6:42 4×
Imperative command or strong request 8×
Aorist Active Matt 7:5 · Mark 9:47 · Luke 6:42 · Gal 4:30 · Rev 11:2 · Matt 22:13 · Matt 25:30 7×
Present Active Matt 10:8 1×
Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 11×
Aorist Active Matt 9:38 · Matt 12:20 · Mark 7:26 · Luke 10:2 · John 10:4 · Matt 7:4 · Luke 6:42 · John 6:37 · Mark 9:18 · Luke 6:22 · Luke 9:40 11×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 13×
Aorist Active Mark 5:40 · Luke 10:35 · Acts 9:40 · Luke 20:15 · Acts 7:58 · Jas 2:25 6×
Present Active Mark 1:39 · Luke 11:14 · Mark 9:38 · Luke 9:49 4×
Aorist Passive Matt 9:33 1×
Present Passive Luke 13:28 1×
Present Middle Acts 27:38 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 80 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 43 present 32 future 3 imperfect 1 pluperfect 1
Voice
active 73 passive 6 middle 1
Mood
indicative 39 participle 12 subjunctive 11 infinitive 10 imperative 8
NT Occurrences
Matthew 7:22 ἐξεβάλομεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 7:4 ἐκβάλω aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 7:5 ἔκβαλε aorist active imperative imperative Matthew 7:5 ἐκβαλεῖν aorist active infinitive infinitive Matthew 8:12 ἐκβληθήσονται future passive indicative prospective Matthew 8:16 ἐξέβαλεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 8:31 ἐκβάλλεις present active indicative ongoing Matthew 9:25 ἐξεβλήθη aorist passive indicative completed Matthew 9:33 ἐκβληθέντος aorist passive participle participle Matthew 9:34 ἐκβάλλει present active indicative ongoing Matthew 9:38 ἐκβάλῃ aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 10:1 ἐκβάλλειν present active infinitive infinitive Matthew 10:8 ἐκβάλλετε present active imperative imperative Matthew 12:20 ἐκβάλῃ aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 12:24 ἐκβάλλει present active indicative ongoing Matthew 12:26 ἐκβάλλει present active indicative ongoing Matthew 12:27 ἐκβάλλω present active indicative ongoing Matthew 12:27 ἐκβάλλουσιν present active indicative ongoing Matthew 12:28 ἐκβάλλω present active indicative ongoing Matthew 12:35 ἐκβάλλει present active indicative ongoing Matthew 12:35 ἐκβάλλει present active indicative ongoing Matthew 13:52 ἐκβάλλει present active indicative ongoing Matthew 15:17 ἐκβάλλεται present passive indicative ongoing Matthew 17:19 ἐκβαλεῖν aorist active infinitive infinitive Matthew 21:12 ἐξέβαλεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 21:39 ἐξέβαλον aorist active indicative completed Matthew 22:13 ἐκβάλετε aorist active imperative imperative Matthew 25:30 ἐκβάλετε aorist active imperative imperative Mark 1:12 ἐκβάλλει present active indicative ongoing Mark 1:34 ἐξέβαλεν aorist active indicative completed Mark 1:39 ἐκβάλλων present active participle participle Mark 1:43 ἐξέβαλεν aorist active indicative completed Mark 3:15 ἐκβάλλειν present active infinitive infinitive Mark 3:22 ἐκβάλλει present active indicative ongoing Mark 3:23 ἐκβάλλειν present active infinitive infinitive Mark 5:40 ἐκβαλὼν aorist active participle participle Mark 6:13 ἐξέβαλλον imperfect active indicative background Mark 7:26 ἐκβάλῃ aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Mark 9:18 ἐκβάλωσιν aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Mark 9:28 ἐκβαλεῖν aorist active infinitive infinitive
+40 more occurrences
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
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