What does ἐκφεύγω (ekpheúgō) mean in the Bible?
ἐκφεύγω (ekpheúgō) is a Greek word meaning "to flee out".
Greek · G1628
ἐκφεύγω
To flee out
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ἐκφεύγω G1628
Pronunciation ekpheúgō
What does ἐκφεύγω (ekpheúgō) mean in the Bible?
ἐκφεύγω (ekpheúgō) is a Greek word meaning "to flee out".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G1628?
The BSB source-word alignment has 8 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include escape (1), escaped (1), had escaped (1), shall we escape (1), that they ran (1).
Where does ἐκφεύγω (ekpheúgō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 21:36. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (2), Hebrews (2), 1 Thessalonians (1), 2 Corinthians (1).
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 escape 1× Hebrews 12:25
escaped 1× 2 Corinthians 11:33
had escaped 1× Acts 16:27
shall we escape 1× Hebrews 2:3
that they ran 1× Acts 19:16
they will not escape 1× 1 Thessalonians 5:3
to escape 1× Luke 21:36
will escape 1× Romans 2:3
Show sample aligned rows
Luke 21:36 ἐκφυγεῖν to to escape Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active Acts 16:27 ἐκπεφευγέναι to had escaped Verb - Perfect Infinitive Active Acts 19:16 ἐκφυγεῖν to that they ran Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active Romans 2:3 ἐκφεύξῃ to will escape Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 2nd Person Singular 2 Corinthians 11:33 ἐξέφυγον to escaped Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular 1 Thessalonians 5:3 ἐκφύγωσιν to they will not escape Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Plural Hebrews 2:3 ἐκφευξόμεθα to shall we escape Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 1st Person Plural Hebrews 12:25 ἐξέφυγον to escape Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Luke 21:36
Aligned rows 8
Books represented 6
Luke 1 Acts 2 Romans 1 2 Corinthians 1 1 Thessalonians 1 Hebrews 2
Source forms
ἐκφυγεῖν 2x ekphygein Luke 21:36, Acts 19:16
ἐξέφυγον 2x exephygon 2 Corinthians 11:33, Hebrews 12:25
ἐκπεφευγέναι 1x ekpepheugenai Acts 16:27
ἐκφεύξῃ 1x ekpheuxē Romans 2:3
ἐκφευξόμεθα 1x ekpheuxometha Hebrews 2:3
ἐκφύγωσιν 1x ekphygōsin 1 Thessalonians 5:3
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active 2x Luke 21:36, Acts 19:16
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular 1x 2 Corinthians 11:33
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural 1x Hebrews 12:25
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Plural 1x 1 Thessalonians 5:3
Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 1st Person Plural 1x Hebrews 2:3
Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 2nd Person Singular 1x Romans 2:3
Verb - Perfect Infinitive Active 1x Acts 16:27
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to flee out
Strong's G1628
Lexical occurrences 8 verses Greek text appearances 7 times Word forms 3 forms 8 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
to flee out
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
7 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Luke 21:36 Verb Second Aorist Active Infinitive
ἐκφυγεῖν ekfugein
I flee out, away, I escape
Read verse Acts 16:27 Verb Second Perfect Active Infinitive
ἐκπεφευγέναι ekpefeugenai
I flee out, away, I escape
Read verse Acts 19:16 Verb Second Aorist Active Infinitive
ἐκφυγεῖν ekfugein
I flee out, away, I escape
Read verse Romans 2:3 Verb Second Person Singular Future Middle Deponent Indicative
ἐκφεύξῃ ekfeuxh
I flee out, away, I escape
Read verse 2 Corinthians 11:33 Verb First Person Singular Second Aorist Active Indicative
ἐξέφυγον exefugon
I flee out, away, I escape
Read verse 1 Thessalonians 5:3 Verb Third Person Plural Second Aorist Active Subjunctive
ἐκφύγωσιν. ekfugwsin
I flee out, away, I escape
Read verse Hebrews 2:3 Verb First Person Plural Future Middle Deponent Indicative
ἐκφευξόμεθα ekfeuxomeqa
I flee out, away, I escape
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 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 3 Aligned forms 8 Tenses Aorist, Perfect, Future Voices Active, Middle
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 3×
Aorist Active Luke 21:36 · Acts 19:16 2×
Perfect Active Acts 16:27 1×
Indicative states a fact or reality 4×
Future Middle Rom 2:3 · Heb 2:3 2×
Aorist Active 2 Cor 11:33 · Heb 12:25 2×
Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 1×
Aorist Active 1 Thess 5:3 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 8 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 5 future 2 perfect 1
Voice
active 6 middle 2
Mood
indicative 4 infinitive 3 subjunctive 1
NT Occurrences
Luke 21:36 ἐκφυγεῖν aorist active infinitive infinitive Acts 16:27 ἐκπεφευγέναι perfect active infinitive infinitive Acts 19:16 ἐκφυγεῖν aorist active infinitive infinitive Romans 2:3 ἐκφεύξῃ future middle indicative prospective 2 Corinthians 11:33 ἐξέφυγον aorist active indicative completed 1 Thessalonians 5:3 ἐκφύγωσιν aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Hebrews 2:3 ἐκφευξόμεθα future middle indicative prospective Hebrews 12:25 ἐξέφυγον aorist active indicative completed
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)
Word Origins
ἐκφεύγω is built from these roots:
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