verb
ekdēmamō
Strong’sG1553
I go abroad, am absent
stem ekdēm-3 times in the New Testament3 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
* ἐκ-δημέω, -ῶ
(< ἔκδημος, from home; cf. -ία, III Mac 4:11)*;
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1553 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
to be abroad, to be on one's travels, Refs 5th c.BC+; to be in exile, Refs 5th c.BC+
II with accusative, travel through, δύσιν καὶ ἀνατολήν Refs
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| ekdēmanōἐκδημοῦμεν | happening now · wepresent active indicative 1st person plural | away | 1× |
| ekdēmaraἐκδημῆσαι | happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive | absent | 1× |
| ekdēmarōntoisἐκδημοῦντες | happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine | away | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 1 occurrence
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | ekdēmamō | ekdēmame | ekdēmami | ekdēmama | ekdēmamē | ekdēmamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | ekdēmasō | ekdēmase | ekdēmasi | ekdēmasa | ekdēmasē | ekdēmaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | ekdēmatō | ekdēmate | ekdēmati | ekdēmata | ekdēmatē | ekdēmatelē |
| we 1st person plural | ekdēmanō1×ἐκδημοῦμεν | ekdēmane | ekdēmani | ekdēmana | ekdēmanē | ekdēmanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | ekdēmavō | ekdēmave | ekdēmavi | ekdēmava | ekdēmavē | ekdēmavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | ekdēmalō | ekdēmale | ekdēmali | ekdēmala | ekdēmalē | ekdēmalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | ekdēmameiō | ekdēmameia | ekdēmameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | ekdēmaseiō | ekdēmaseia | ekdēmaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | ekdēmateiō | ekdēmateia | ekdēmateiē |
| we 1st person plural | ekdēmaneiō | ekdēmaneia | ekdēmaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | ekdēmaveiō | ekdēmaveia | ekdēmaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | ekdēmaleiō | ekdēmaleia | ekdēmaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | ekdēmasōr | ekdēmasar | ekdēmasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | ekdēmatōr | ekdēmatar | ekdēmatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | ekdēmavōr | ekdēmavar | ekdēmavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | ekdēmalōr | ekdēmalar | ekdēmalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | ekdēmamoiō | ekdēmamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | ekdēmasoiō | ekdēmasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | ekdēmatoiō | ekdēmatoia |
| we 1st person plural | ekdēmanoiō | ekdēmanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | ekdēmavoiō | ekdēmavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | ekdēmaloiō | ekdēmaloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | ekdēmarō | ekdēmari | ekdēmara1×ἐκδημῆσαι | ekdēmarē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | ekdēmarōntos1× | ekdēmarintos | ekdēmarantos | ekdēmarēntos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
ekdēm is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
3 occurrences, every one of them listed
ekdēmanō“away”happening now · wepresent active indicative 1st person plural1×
2 Corinthians 5:6… oidarēntois hoti endēmarōntois en te sōme ekdēmanō apo tou kuriou,… home in the body, we are away from the Lord.
ekdēmara“absent”happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive1×
2 Corinthians 5:8“absent”tharranō de kai eudokanō mallon ekdēmara ek teu sōmeu kai endēmara pros …We are confident, then, and would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord.
ekdēmarōntois“away”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine1×
2 Corinthians 5:9dio kai filotimonō, eite endēmarōntois eite ekdēmarōntois, euarestois auto arō.… at home in this body or away from it.