What does ἔξειμι (éxeimi) mean in the Bible?
ἔξειμι (éxeimi) is a Greek word meaning "to go out/away".
Greek · G1826
ἔξειμι
To go out/away
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ἔξειμιG1826
Pronunciationéxeimi
What does ἔξειμι (éxeimi) mean in the Bible?
ἔξειμι (éxeimi) is a Greek word meaning "to go out/away".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G1826?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include [and] get (1), [returned] (1), to leave (1), were leaving [the synagogue] (1).
Where does ἔξειμι (éxeimi) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Acts 13:42. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (4).
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[and] get1×Acts 27:43
[returned]1×Acts 17:15
to leave1×Acts 20:7
were leaving [the synagogue]1×Acts 13:42
Show sample aligned rows
Acts 13:42Ἐξιόντωνtowere leaving [the synagogue]Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Masculine PluralActs 17:15ἐξῄεσανto[returned]Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralActs 20:7ἐξιέναιtoto leaveVerb - Present Infinitive ActiveActs 27:43ἐξιέναιto[and] getVerb - Present Infinitive Active
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowActs 13:42
Aligned rows4
Books represented1
Acts4
Source forms
ἐξιέναι2xexienaiActs 20:7, Acts 27:43
ἐξῄεσαν1xexēesanActs 17:15
Ἐξιόντων1xExiontōnActs 13:42
Parsing patterns
Verb - Present Infinitive Active2xActs 20:7, Acts 27:43
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural1xActs 17:15
Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Plural1xActs 13:42
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to go out/away
Source Gloss
to go out/away
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
4 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Acts 13:42Verb Present Active Participle Genitive Plural Masculine
Ἐξιόντωνexiontwn
I go out, depart
Read verseActs 17:15Verb Third Person Plural Imperfect Active Indicative
ἐξῄεσαν.exhesan
I go out, depart
Read verseActs 20:7Verb Present Active Infinitive
ἐξιέναιexienai
I go out, depart
Read verseActs 27:43Verb Present Active Infinitive
ἐξιέναι·exienai
I go out, depart
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 4 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present3imperfect1
Voice
active4
Mood
infinitive2participle1indicative1
NT 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)
Word Origins
ἔξειμι is built from this root: