Keraia
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ἐκεῖ

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Definition

ἐκεῖ

adv., [in LXX chiefly for שָׁם ;]

1. properly, of place, there: Matthew 2:13; 5:24, al.; οἱ ἐ., Matthew 26:71; οὗ . . . ἐ., Matthew 6:21; 18:20; 24:28, Mark 6:10, Luke 12:34; pleonastic, ὅπου . . . ἐ. (= שָׁם אֲשֶׁר, Deuteronomy 4:5, al.), Revelation 12:6, 14 (cf. Bl., § 50, 4).

2. As often in cl. (Hdt., Thuc., al.), with verbs of motion, for ἐκεῖσε, thither: Matthew 2:22; 17:20; 24:28; 26:36, Mark 6:33, Luke 12:18; 17:37; 21:2, John 11:8; 18:2-3, Romans 15:24

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as ἐκεῖ:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

95 total
  1. Matthew 2:13ἐκεῖ · there
    When the Magi had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. “Get up!” he said. “Take the Child and His mother and flee to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to search for the Child to kill Him.”
  2. Matthew 2:15ἐκεῖ · where
    …where he stayed until the death of Herod. This fulfilled what the Lord had spoken through the prophet: “Out of Egypt I called My Son.”
  3. Matthew 2:22ἐκεῖ · there
    But when he learned that Archelaus was reigning in Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there. And having been warned in a dream, he withdrew to the district of Galilee,
  4. Matthew 5:24ἐκεῖ · there
    …leave your gift there before the altar. First go and be reconciled to your brother; then come and offer your gift.
  5. Matthew 6:21ἐκεῖ · there
    For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
  6. Matthew 8:12ἐκεῖ · [where] there
    But the sons of the kingdom will be thrown into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”
  7. Matthew 12:45ἐκεῖ · there
    Then it goes and brings with it seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they go in and dwell there. And the final plight of that man is worse than the first. So will it be with this wicked generation.”
  8. Matthew 13:42ἐκεῖ · [where] there
    And they will throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
  9. Matthew 13:50ἐκεῖ · [where] there
    …and throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
  10. Matthew 13:58ἐκεῖ · there
    And He did not do many miracles there, because of their unbelief.
  11. Matthew 14:23ἐκεῖ · there
    After He had dismissed them, He went up on the mountain by Himself to pray. When evening came, He was there alone,
  12. Matthew 15:29ἐκεῖ · down
    Moving on from there, Jesus went along the Sea of Galilee. Then He went up on a mountain and sat down.
  13. Matthew 17:20ἐκεῖ · to there
    “Because you have so little faith,” He answered. “For truly I tell you, if you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.”
  14. Matthew 18:20ἐκεῖ · there
    For where two or three gather together in My name, there am I with them.”
  15. Matthew 19:2ἐκεῖ · there
    Large crowds followed Him, and He healed them there.
  16. Matthew 21:17ἐκεῖ
    Then He left them and went out of the city to Bethany, where He spent the night.
  17. Matthew 22:11ἐκεῖ
    But when the king came in to see the guests, he spotted a man who was not dressed in wedding clothes.
  18. Matthew 22:13ἐκεῖ · [where] there
    Then the king told the servants, ‘Tie him hand and foot, and throw him into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’
  19. Matthew 24:28ἐκεῖ · there
    Wherever there is a carcass, there the vultures will gather.
  20. Matthew 24:51ἐκεῖ · [where] there
    Then he will cut him to pieces and assign him a place with the hypocrites, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
  21. Matthew 25:30ἐκεῖ · [where] there
    And throw that worthless servant into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’
  22. Matthew 26:36ἐκεῖ · over there
    Then Jesus went with His disciples to a place called Gethsemane, and He told them, “Sit here while I go over there and pray.”
  23. Matthew 26:71ἐκεῖ · there
    When Peter had gone out to the gateway, another servant girl saw him and said to the people there, “This man was with Jesus of Nazareth.”
  24. Matthew 27:36ἐκεῖ · there
    And sitting down, they kept watch over Him there.
  25. Matthew 27:47ἐκεῖ · there
    When some of those standing there heard this, they said, “He is calling Elijah.”
  26. Matthew 27:55ἐκεῖ · there
    And many women were there, watching from a distance. They had followed Jesus from Galilee to minister to Him.
  27. Matthew 27:61ἐκεῖ · there
    Mary Magdalene and the other Mary were sitting there opposite the tomb.
  28. Matthew 28:7ἐκεῖ · There
    Then go quickly and tell His disciples, ‘He has risen from the dead and is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see Him.’ See, I have told you.”
  29. Mark 1:38ἐκεῖ · there
    But Jesus answered, “Let us go on to the neighboring towns so I can preach there as well, for that is why I have come.”
  30. Mark 2:6ἐκεῖ · there
    But some of the scribes were sitting there and thinking in their hearts,
  31. Mark 3:1ἐκεῖ · there
    Once again Jesus entered the synagogue, and a man with a withered hand was there.
  32. Mark 5:11ἐκεῖ · There
    There on the nearby hillside a large herd of pigs was feeding.
  33. Mark 6:5ἐκεῖ · there
    So He could not perform any miracles there, except to lay His hands on a few of the sick and heal them.
  34. Mark 6:10ἐκεῖ · there
    And He told them, “When you enter a house, stay there until you leave that area.
  35. Mark 6:33ἐκεῖ
    But many people saw them leaving and recognized them. They ran together on foot from all the towns and arrived before them.
  36. Mark 11:5ἐκεῖ · there
    …and some who were standing there asked, “Why are you untying the colt?”
  37. Mark 13:21ἐκεῖ · [or] ‘There
    At that time if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Christ!’ or ‘There He is!’ do not believe it.
  38. Mark 14:15ἐκεῖ · there
    And he will show you a large upper room, furnished and ready. Make preparations for us there.”
  39. Mark 16:7ἐκεῖ · There
    But go, tell His disciples and Peter, ‘He is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see Him, just as He told you.’”
  40. Luke 2:6ἐκεῖ · there
    While they were there, the time came for her Child to be born.
  41. Luke 6:6ἐκεῖ · there
    On another Sabbath Jesus entered the synagogue and was teaching, and a man was there whose right hand was withered.
  42. Luke 8:32ἐκεῖ · There
    There on the hillside a large herd of pigs was feeding. So the demons begged Jesus to let them enter the pigs, and He gave them permission.
  43. Luke 9:4ἐκεῖ · there
    Whatever house you enter, stay there until you leave that area.
  44. Luke 10:6ἐκεῖ · there
    If a man of peace is there, your peace will rest on him; if not, it will return to you.
  45. Luke 11:26ἐκεῖ · there
    Then it goes and brings seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they go in and dwell there. And the final plight of that man is worse than the first.”
  46. Luke 12:18ἐκεῖ · there
    Then he said, ‘This is what I will do: I will tear down my barns and will build bigger ones, and there I will store up all my grain and my goods.
  47. Luke 12:34ἐκεῖ · there
    For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
  48. Luke 13:28Ἐκεῖ · There
    There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth when you see Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and all the prophets in the kingdom of God, but you yourselves are thrown out.
  49. Luke 15:13ἐκεῖ · [where]
    After a few days, the younger son got everything together and journeyed to a distant country, where he squandered his wealth in wild living.
  50. Luke 17:21Ἐκεῖ · There [it is]
    Nor will people say, ‘Look, here it is,’ or ‘There it is.’ For you see, the kingdom of God is in your midst.”