adverb
ekeithen
Greekἐκεῖθεν (ekeithen)
Strong’sG1564
thence, from that place
stem ekeithen-27 times in the New Testamentin 6 of 27 books
Translated as
What it means
ἐκεῖθεν
adv.,[in LXX chiefly for מׅשָׁם;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1564 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidek-i'-then
thence
Fromfrom G1563;
King Jamesfrom that place, (from) thence, there.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
This word never changes. It is spelled the same wherever it appears, so there is nothing to learn beyond the word itself.
Where it appears
27 occurrences, every one of them listed
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Matthew 4:21“from there”Kai probainaratos ekeithen horata alloin duo adelfoin, Iakōbon ton tou Zebedaiou kai Iōannon ton adelfon autou, en te ploie meta Zebedaiou tou patērou autoiu katartizarōtoin teim diktueim autoiu, kai kalata autoin.Going on from there, He saw two other brothers, James son of Zebedee and his brother John. They were in a boat with their father Zebedee, mending their nets. Jesus called them,
Matthew 5:26“there”amēn legamō si, ouk mē exerchaseia ekeithen heōs an apodōaseia ton eschaton kodranton.Truly I tell you, you will not get out until you have paid the last penny.
Matthew 9:9“from there”Kai paragarōtos tos Iēsus ekeithen horata anthrōpon katherōton epi tem telōniem, Mathaion legirōton, kai legatō auto; Akolouthasōr mi; kai anistanaratos akolouthata auto.As Jesus went on from there, He saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax booth. “Follow Me,” He told him, and Matthew got up and followed Him.
Matthew 9:27“from there”Kai paragarōto ekeithen to Iēso akolouthala auto duo tuflois krazarōtois kai legarōtois; Elēasar nin, huior David.As Jesus went on from there, two blind men followed Him, crying out, “Have mercy on us, Son of David!”
Matthew 11:1“from there”Kai gineta hote telata tos Iēsus diatassarōtos toi dōdeka mathētoi autou, metabainata ekeithen teu didaskarō kai kērussarō en tai politai autoiu.After Jesus had finished instructing His twelve disciples, He went on from there to teach and preach in their cities.
Matthew 12:9“from there”Kai metabainaratos ekeithen erchata eis tan sunagōgan autoiu;Moving on from there, Jesus entered their synagogue,
Matthew 12:15“from there”Tos de Iēsus gnōskaratos anachōrata ekeithen. kai akolouthala auto pollois, kai therapeuata autoin pantoin,Aware of this, Jesus withdrew from that place. Large crowds followed Him, and He healed them all,
Matthew 13:53“from there”kai gineta hote telata tos Iēsus tain parabolain houtain, metairata ekeithen.When Jesus had finished these parables, He withdrew from that place.
Matthew 14:13“from there”Akouaratos de tos Iēsus anachōrata ekeithen en ploie eis erēmon topon kata idian; kai akouaratois tois ochlois akolouthala auto pezē apo taiu politaiu.When Jesus heard about John, He withdrew by boat privately to a solitary place. But the crowds found out about it and followed Him on foot from the towns.
Matthew 15:21“from there”Kai exercharatos ekeithen tos Iēsus anachōrata eis teim mereim Turau kai Sidōnau.Leaving that place, Jesus withdrew to the district of Tyre and Sidon.
Matthew 15:29“from there”Kai metabainaratos ekeithen tos Iēsus erchata para tan thalassan tau Galilaiau, kai anabainaratos eis tem orem kathete ekei.Moving on from there, Jesus went along the Sea of Galilee. Then He went up on a mountain and sat down.
Matthew 19:15“from there”kai epititharatos tain cheirain autei poreuita ekeithen.And after He had placed His hands on them, He went on from there.
Mark 6:1“from there”Kai exerchata ekeithen, kai erchetō eis tan patridan autou, kai akolouthalō auto tois mathētois autou.Jesus went on from there and came to His hometown, accompanied by His disciples.
Mark 6:10“from there”kai legate autoi; Hopou ean eiserchaveia eis oikian, ekei menavōr heōs an exerchaveia ekeithen.And He told them, “When you enter a house, stay there until you leave that area.
Mark 6:11“from there”kai hos an topos mē decheteia vin mēde akoualeia vu, ekporeuerōtois ekeithen ektinassavar ton chouon ton hupokatō toiu podoiu vu eis marturiem autoi.If anyone will not welcome you or listen to you, shake the dust off your feet when you leave that place, as a testimony against them.”
Mark 10:1“from there”Kai ekeithen anistanaratos erchetō eis teim horeim tau Ioudaiau kai peran tou Iordanou, kai sumporeuelō palin ochlois pros auton, kai hōs eiōthatelē palin didaskate autoin.Then Jesus left that place and went into the region of Judea, beyond the Jordan. Again the crowds came to Him and He taught them, as was His custom.
Luke 9:4“from there”kai eis han an oikian eiserchaveia, ekei menavōr kai ekeithen exerchevōr.Whatever house you enter, stay there until you leave that area.
Luke 12:59“there”legamō si, ouk mē exerchaseia ekeithen heōs kai tem eschatem leptem apodōaseia.I tell you, you will not get out until you have paid the very last penny.”
Luke 16:26“from there”kai en pantei houtei metaxu nu kai vu chasmem megem stērizitē, hopōs tois thelarōtois diabainara enthen pros vin mē duneleiō, mēde ekeithen pros nin diaperaleiō.And besides all this, a great chasm has been fixed between us and you, so that even those who wish cannot cross from here to you, nor can anyone cross from there to us.’
John 4:43“from there”Meta de tain duo hēmerain exerchata ekeithen eis tan Galilaian;After two days, Jesus left for Galilee.
John 11:54“from there”Tos oun Iēsus ouketi parrēsia peripatate en toi Ioudaioi, alla aperchata ekeithen eis tan chōran engus tau erēmau, eis Efraim legirōtan politan, kakei menata meta toiu mathētoiu.As a result, Jesus no longer went about publicly among the Jews, but He withdrew to a town called Ephraim in an area near the wilderness. And He stayed there with the disciples.
Acts 13:4“from there”Autois men oun ekpempiratois hupo teu hagieu pneumeu katerchala eis Seleukeian, ekeithen tē apoplala eis Kupran,So Barnabas and Saul, sent forth by the Holy Spirit, went down to Seleucia and sailed from there to Cyprus.
Acts 18:7“there”kai metabainaratos ekeithen eiserchata eis oikian tinou onome Titiou Ioustou seberōtou ton theon, hou tas oikias ate sunomorarōtas ta sunagōga.So Paul left the synagogue and went next door to the house of Titus Justus, a worshiper of God.
Acts 20:13“there”Nis de proercharatois epi tem ploiem anagina epi tan Assan, ekeithen mellarōtois analambarō ton Paulon, houtōs gar diatasserētos ate mellarōtos autos pezeuarō.We went on ahead to the ship and sailed to Assos, where we were to take Paul aboard. He had arranged this because he was going there on foot.
Acts 27:12“from there”aneuthetou de tou limēnou huparcharōtou pros paracheimasian tois polloterois tithela boulan anagira ekeithen, ei pōs duneloiō katantaratois eis Foinixon paracheimazara, limēnon tau Krētau bleparōton kata lipson kai kata chōron.Since the harbor was unsuitable to winter in, the majority decided to sail on, hoping that somehow they could reach Phoenix to winter there. Phoenix was a harbor in Crete facing both southwest and northwest.
Revelation 22:2“from there,”en mese tau plateiau autau; kai tou potamou enteuthen kai ekeithen xulem zōau poiarōtem karpoin dōdeka, kata mēnon hekaston apodōarōtem ton karpon auteu, kai teim fulleim teu xuleu eis therapeian teiu ethneiu.down the middle of the main street of the city. On either side of the river stood a tree of life, bearing twelve kinds of fruit and yielding a fresh crop for each month. And the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations.
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Mark 7:24“from there”Ekeithen de anistanaratos aperchata eis teim horeim Turau. kai eisercharatos eis oikian oudenon thelate gnōskara, kai ouk dunita lanthanara;Jesus left that place and went to the region of Tyre. Not wanting anyone to know He was there, He entered a house, but was unable to escape their notice.