verb

ekdēmamō

Greekἐκδημέω (ekdēmeō)

Strong’sG1553

I go abroad, am absent

stem ekdēm-3 times in the New Testament3 forms occur

Translated as

away2×absent1×

What it means

* ἐκ-δημέω, -ῶ

(< ἔκδημος, from home; cf. -ία, III Mac 4:11)*;

to be from home, absent: II Co 5:6; seq. ἀπό, II Co 5:8; seq. ἐκ, II Co 5:9 (cf. ἀπο-, ἐνδημέω).†

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

Saidek-day-meh'-o

to emigrate, i.e. (figuratively) vacate or quit

Fromfrom a compound of G1537 and G1218;

King Jamesbe absent.

James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.

Forms in the New Testament

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×
ekdēmarōtoisἐκδημοῦντες	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	ekdēmarōtos1×	ekdēmaritos	ekdēmaratos	ekdēmarētos

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

ekdēmstem+aeiwho is acting voice+mstnvl—who person+—eiroistatement, command, wish mood+ōeiaēelēwhen tense+—tthen it declines+—ogender+—sits job in the sentence case

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

3 occurrences, every one of them listed

ekdēmanō“away”happening now · wepresent active indicative 1st person plural1×

2 Corinthians 5:6“away”Tharrarōtois oun pantote kai oidarētois hoti endēmarōtois en te sōme ekdēmanō apo tou kuriou,Therefore we are always confident, although we know that while we are at 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 ton kurion;We are confident, then, and would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord.

ekdēmarōtois“away”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine1×

2 Corinthians 5:9“away”dio kai filotimenō, eite endēmarōtois eite ekdēmarōtois, euarestois auto arō.So we aspire to please Him, whether we are at home in this body or away from it.