What does ἐκεῖθεν (ekeîthen) mean in the Bible?
ἐκεῖθεν (ekeîthen) is a Greek word meaning "thence".
Greek · G1564
ἐκεῖθεν
Thence
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ἐκεῖθεν G1564
Pronunciation ekeîthen
What does ἐκεῖθεν (ekeîthen) mean in the Bible?
ἐκεῖθεν (ekeîthen) is a Greek word meaning "thence".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G1564?
The BSB source-word alignment has 27 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include from there (10), . . . (6), that place (3), from that place (2), that area (2).
Where does ἐκεῖθεν (ekeîthen) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 4:21. Its strongest book concentrations include Matthew (12), Mark (5), Acts (4), Luke (3).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It from there 10× Matthew 4:21, Matthew 9:9, Matthew 9:27, Matthew 11:1
. . . 6× Matthew 14:13, Luke 12:59, John 4:43, John 11:54
that place 3× Matthew 15:21, Mark 7:24, Mark 10:1
from that place 2× Matthew 12:15, Matthew 13:53
that area 2× Mark 6:10, Luke 9:4
- 1× Matthew 5:26
[where] 1× Acts 20:13
on 1× Acts 27:12
that 1× Mark 6:11
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 4:21 ἐκεῖθεν to from there Adverb Matthew 5:26 ἐκεῖθεν to - Adverb Matthew 9:9 ἐκεῖθεν to from there Adverb Matthew 9:27 ἐκεῖθεν to from there Adverb Matthew 11:1 ἐκεῖθεν to from there Adverb Matthew 12:9 ἐκεῖθεν to from there Adverb Matthew 12:15 ἐκεῖθεν to from that place Adverb Matthew 13:53 ἐκεῖθεν to from that place Adverb Matthew 14:13 ἐκεῖθεν to . . . Adverb Matthew 15:21 ἐκεῖθεν to that place Adverb
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 4:21
Aligned rows 27
Books represented 6
Matthew 12 Mark 5 Luke 3 John 2 Acts 4 Revelation 1
Source forms
ἐκεῖθεν 25x ekeithen Matthew 4:21, Matthew 5:26, Matthew 9:9, Matthew 9:27
Ἐκεῖθεν 1x Ekeithen Mark 7:24
ἐκεῖθέν 1x ekeithen Acts 13:4
Parsing patterns
Adverb 27x Matthew 4:21, Matthew 5:26, Matthew 9:9, Matthew 9:27
Evidence Summary
Greek word. thence
Strong's G1564
Lexical occurrences 27 verses Greek text appearances 27 times 16 shown below Word forms 1 form 27 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
thence
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
16 of 27 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 4:21 Adverb
ἐκεῖθεν, ekeiqen
thence, from that place
Read verse Matthew 5:26 Adverb
ἐκεῖθεν, ekeiqen
thence, from that place
Read verse Matthew 9:9 Adverb
ἐκεῖθεν ekeiqen
thence, from that place
Read verse Matthew 9:27 Adverb
ἐκεῖθεν ekeiqen
thence, from that place
Read verse Matthew 11:1 Adverb
ἐκεῖθεν ekeiqen
thence, from that place
Read verse Matthew 12:9 Adverb
ἐκεῖθεν ekeiqen
thence, from that place
Read verse Matthew 12:15 Adverb
ἐκεῖθεν· ekeiqen
thence, from that place
Read verse Matthew 13:53 Adverb
ἐκεῖθεν· ekeiqen
thence, from that place
Read verse Matthew 14:13 Adverb
ἐκεῖθεν ekeiqen
thence, from that place
Read verse Matthew 15:21 Adverb
ἐκεῖθεν ekeiqen
thence, from that place
Read verse Matthew 15:29 Adverb
ἐκεῖθεν ekeiqen
thence, from that place
Read verse Matthew 19:15 Adverb
ἐκεῖθεν. ekeiqen
thence, from that place
Read verse Mark 1:19 Adverb
ἐκεῖθεν ekeiqen
thence, from that place
Read verse Mark 6:1 Adverb
ἐκεῖθεν, ekeiqen
thence, from that place
Read verse Mark 6:10 Adverb
ἐκεῖθεν. ekeiqen
thence, from that place
Read verse Mark 6:11 Adverb
ἐκεῖθεν, ekeiqen
thence, from that place
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 1 case and number pattern. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 1 Aligned forms 27
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Matt 4:21 · Matt 5:26 · Matt 9:9 · Matt 9:27 · Matt 11:1 · Matt 12:9 · Matt 12:15 · Matt 13:53 · Matt 14:13 · Matt 15:21 · Matt 15:29 · Matt 19:15 · Mark 6:1 · Mark 6:10 · Mark 6:11 · Mark 7:24 27×
Word Origins
ἐκεῖθεν is built from this root:
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
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain