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ἐκτός

ektosoutside/exceptHow to read Greek
greekNew TestamentPreposition8 occurrences5 books8 verses

Definition

1. outside , opposite to ἐντός:

2. as preposition with genitive outside, out of, far from , with genitive, (Homer): outside of, free from , (Herdotus Historicus), attic; ἐκτὸς ἐλπίδος beyond hope, Lat. praeter spem, (Sophocles Tragicus)

3. of Time, beyond , (Herdotus Historicus)

4. except , ἐκτὸς ὀλίγων (Xenophon Historicus)

5. absolute, τὰ ἐκτός external things , (Euripides)

6. with Verbs of motion, ῥίπτειν ἐκτός to throw out , (Sophocles Tragicus), etc. (ML)

Hebrew words it translates

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

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

8 total
  1. Matthew 23:26ἐκτὸς · outside
    Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, so that the outside may become clean as well.
  2. Acts 26:22ἐκτὸς · beyond
    But I have had God’s help to this day, and I stand here to testify to small and great alike. I am saying nothing beyond what the prophets and Moses said would happen:
  3. 1 Corinthians 6:18ἐκτὸς · outside
    Flee from sexual immorality. Every other sin a man can commit is outside his body, but he who sins sexually sins against his own body.
  4. 1 Corinthians 14:5ἐκτὸς · unless
    I wish that all of you could speak in tongues, but I would rather have you prophesy. He who prophesies is greater than one who speaks in tongues, unless he interprets so that the church may be edified.
  5. 1 Corinthians 15:2ἐκτὸς · Otherwise
    By this gospel you are saved, if you hold firmly to the word I preached to you. Otherwise, you have believed in vain.
  6. 1 Corinthians 15:27ἐκτὸς · [does] not include
    For “God has put everything under His feet.” Now when it says that everything has been put under Him, this clearly does not include the One who put everything under Him.
  7. 2 Corinthians 12:2ἐκτὸς · out of
    I know a man in Christ who fourteen years ago was caught up to the third heaven. Whether it was in the body or out of it I do not know, but God knows.
  8. 1 Timothy 5:19ἐκτὸς · except
    Do not entertain an accusation against an elder, except on the testimony of two or three witnesses.