What does ἐκχωρέω (ekchōréō) mean in the Bible?
ἐκχωρέω (ekchōréō) is a Greek word meaning "to depart".
Greek · G1633
ἐκχωρέω
To depart
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ἐκχωρέωG1633
Pronunciationekchōréō
What does ἐκχωρέω (ekchōréō) mean in the Bible?
ἐκχωρέω (ekchōréō) is a Greek word meaning "to depart".
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How does the BSB render G1633?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include get out (1).
Where does ἐκχωρέω (ekchōréō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 21:21. Its strongest book concentrations include Luke (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 Itget out1×Luke 21:21
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowLuke 21:21
Aligned rows1
Books represented1
Luke1
Source forms
ἐκχωρείτωσαν1xekchōreitōsanLuke 21:21
Parsing patterns
Verb - Present Imperative Active - 3rd Person Plural1xLuke 21:21
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to depart
Source Gloss
to depart
Extended definitionSource: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Hellenistic form of ἐκχέω, which see (E1., § 17): Mat.23:35 26:28, Mrk.14:24, Luk.5:37 11:50 22:20, Act.1:18 10:45 22:20, Rom.5:5, Ju 11. ἐκ-χωρέω, -ῶ [in LXX: Num.16:45 (רוּם ni.), Jdg.7:3 (צָפַר), Amo.7:12 (בָּרַח), 1Es.4:44 Est.4:57, 1Ma.9:62 * ;] to depart, withdraw: Luk.21:21.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
1 Greek text appearance shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Luke 21:21Verb Third Person Plural Present Active Imperative
ἐκχωρείτωσαν·ekcwreitwsan
I go out, depart from
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.
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 1 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present1
Voice
active1
Mood
imperative1
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
ἐκχωρέω is built from these roots: