Definition
ἐκ-δημέω, -ῶ
(ἔκδημος, from home; cf. -ία, 3Ma.4.11)*;
to be from home, absent: 2 Corinthians 5:6; before ἀπό, 2 Corinthians 5:8; before ἐκ, 2 Corinthians 5:9 (cf. ἀπο-, ἐνδημέω).
Usage patterns
Occurrences
3 total
- 2 Corinthians 5:6ἐκδημοῦμεν · we are awayTherefore we are always confident, although we know that while we are at home in the body, we are away from the Lord.
- 2 Corinthians 5:8ἐκδημῆσαι · to be awayWe are confident, then, and would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord.
- 2 Corinthians 5:9ἐκδημοῦντες · away from itSo we aspire to please Him, whether we are at home in this body or away from it.