What does ἔξωθεν (éxōthen) mean in the Bible?
ἔξωθεν (éxōthen) is a Greek word meaning "external(-ly)".
Greek · G1855
ἔξωθεν
External(-ly)
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ἔξωθεν G1855
Pronunciation éxōthen
What does ἔξωθεν (éxōthen) mean in the Bible?
ἔξωθεν (éxōthen) is a Greek word meaning "external(-ly)".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G1855?
The BSB source-word alignment has 13 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include outside (5), on the outside (3), from the outside (2), . . . (1), outsiders (1).
Where does ἔξωθεν (éxōthen) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 23:25. Its strongest book concentrations include Matthew (3), Revelation (3), Luke (2), Mark (2).
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 outside 5× Matthew 23:25, Luke 11:39, Luke 11:40, Revelation 11:2
on the outside 3× Matthew 23:27, Matthew 23:28, 2 Corinthians 7:5
from the outside 2× Mark 7:15, Mark 7:18
. . . 1× Revelation 11:2
outsiders 1× 1 Timothy 3:7
outward 1× 1 Peter 3:3
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 23:25 ἔξωθεν to outside Adverb Matthew 23:27 ἔξωθεν to on the outside Adverb Matthew 23:28 ἔξωθεν to on the outside Adverb Mark 7:15 ἔξωθεν to from the outside Preposition Mark 7:18 ἔξωθεν to from the outside Adverb Luke 11:39 ἔξωθεν to outside Adverb Luke 11:40 ἔξωθεν to outside Adverb 2 Corinthians 7:5 ἔξωθεν to on the outside Adverb 1 Timothy 3:7 ἔξωθεν to outsiders Adverb 1 Peter 3:3 ἔξωθεν to outward Adverb
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 23:25
Aligned rows 13
Books represented 7
Matthew 3 Mark 2 Luke 2 2 Corinthians 1 1 Timothy 1 1 Peter 1 Revelation 3
Source forms
ἔξωθεν 13x exōthen Matthew 23:25, Matthew 23:27, Matthew 23:28, Mark 7:15
Parsing patterns
Adverb 11x Matthew 23:25, Matthew 23:27, Matthew 23:28, Mark 7:18
Preposition 2x Mark 7:15, Revelation 14:20
Evidence Summary
Greek word. external(-ly)
Strong's G1855
Lexical occurrences 13 verses Greek text appearances 11 times Word forms 2 forms 13 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
external(-ly)
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
adv. (ἔξω opposite to ἔσωθεν), [in LXX for חוּץ ;]
1prop. (in answer to the question, Whence ?), from without: Mrk.7:18
2More often (= ἔξω; cf. Bl., § 25, 3), without: Mat.23:27-28 Mrk.7:18, 2Co.7:5; τὸ ἔ., Mat.23:25, Luk.11:39-40; οἱ ἔ., 1Ti.3:7, Mrk.4:11 (WH, mg.); ὁ ἔ. κόσμος, 1Pe.3:3; ἐκβάλλειν ἔ., Rev.11:2. As prep. with genitive: Mrk.7:15, Rev.11:1-19 4Ki.14:20 (cf. Robertson, Gr., 548).
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
11 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 23:25 Adverb
ἔξωθεν exwqen
from without, outside
Read verse Matthew 23:27 Adverb
ἔξωθεν exwqen
from without, outside
Read verse Matthew 23:28 Adverb
ἔξωθεν exwqen
from without, outside
Read verse Mark 7:15 Adverb
ἔξωθεν exwqen
from without, outside
Read verse Mark 7:18 Adverb
ἔξωθεν exwqen
from without, outside
Read verse Luke 11:39 Adverb
ἔξωθεν exwqen
from without, outside
Read verse Luke 11:40 Adverb
ἔξωθεν exwqen
from without, outside
Read verse 2 Corinthians 7:5 Adverb
ἔξωθεν exwqen
from without, outside
Read verse 1 Timothy 3:7 Adverb
ἔξωθεν, exwqen
from without, outside
Read verse 1 Peter 3:3 Adverb
ἔξωθεν exwqen
from without, outside
Read verse Revelation 11:2 Adverb
ἔξωθεν exwqen
from without, outside
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 2 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 2 Aligned forms 13
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Matt 23:25 · Matt 23:27 · Matt 23:28 · Mark 7:18 · Luke 11:39 · Luke 11:40 · 2 Cor 7:5 · 1 Tim 3:7 · 1 Pet 3:3 · Rev 11:2 11×
Mark 7:15 · Rev 14:20 2×
Word Origins
ἔξωθεν is built from this root:
Part of These Phrases
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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