Greek · G1553 · unreviewed

ἐκδημέω

Be away

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ἐκδημέω G1553

Pronunciation ekdēméō

What does ἐκδημέω (ekdēméō) mean in the Bible?

ἐκδημέω (ekdēméō) is a Greek word meaning "be away". ἐκ-δημέω, -ῶ (ἔκδημος, from home; cf.

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Meaning

be away

Extended definition

(ἔκδημος, from home; cf. -ία, 3Ma.4:11)*; to be from home, absent: 2Co.5:6; before ἀπό, 2Co.5:8; before ἐκ, 2Co.5:9 (cf. ἀπο-, ἐνδημέω).

Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith

Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 2 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect

ongoing 1 infinitive 1

Tense

present 1 aorist 1

Voice

active 2

Mood

indicative 1 infinitive 1

NT Occurrences

2 Corinthians 5:6 ἐκδημοῦμεν present active indicative ongoing 2 Corinthians 5:8 ἐκδημῆσαι aorist active infinitive infinitive

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)

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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