adverb
ektos
Greekἐκτός (ektos)
Strong’sG1622
without, outside, except, the outside, apart from
stem ekt-8 times in the New Testamentin 5 of 27 books
Translated as
What it means
ἐκτός,
adv.[in LXX Jg 8:26 20:15, III Ki 10:13, al. (לִבַד מִן,מִלְּבַד, Jg 5:28 (בְּﬠַד),Ca 4:1-3 (מִבַּﬠַד לִִ), al,;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1622 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidek-tos'
the exterior; figuratively (as a preposition) aside from, besides
Fromfrom G1537;
King Jamesbut, except(-ed), other than, out of, outside, unless, without.
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
8 occurrences, every one of them listed
ektos8×
Matthew 23:26“outside”Farisaior tuflor, katharizasar prōtem tem entos teu potērieu kai tau paropsiau, hina gineteia kai tem ektos auteu katharem.Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, so that the outside may become clean as well.
1 Corinthians 14:5“unless”thelamō de pantoin vin lalarō glōssai, mallon de hina profēteuaveiō; megoteros de tos profēteuarōtos ē tos lalarōtos glōssai, ektos ei mē diermēneuateiō, hina tas ekklēsas oikodoman lambateia.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.
1 Corinthians 15:2“unless”dia heu kai sōzivō, tino logo euangelizema vi, ei katechavō, ektos ei mē eikē pisteuava.By this gospel you are saved, if you hold firmly to the word I preached to you. Otherwise, you have believed in vain.
1 Timothy 5:19“unless”kata presbuterou katēgorian mē paradechesōr, ektos ei mē epi duo ē treis marturoiu;Do not entertain an accusation against an elder, except on the testimony of two or three witnesses.
Acts 26:22“but”epikouriau oun tunchanaratos tau apo tou theou achri tau hēmerau houtau histanamē marturerōtos mikro tē kai mego, oudenem ektos legarōtos heiu tē tois profētois lalala mellarōteiu ginerō kai Mōusos,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:
1 Corinthians 6:18“outside”feugavōr tan porneian; pantem hamartēmem hem ean poiateia anthrōpos ektos teu sōmeu atō, tos de porneuarōtos eis tem idiem sōmem hamartatō.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.
1 Corinthians 15:27“excepted”panteim gar hupotassata hupo toin podoin autou. hotan de legateia hoti panteim hupotassitē, dēlem hoti ektos tou hupotassaratou auto teim panteim.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.
2 Corinthians 12:2“out of”oidamē anthrōpon en Christo pro eteiu dekatessares eite en sōme ouk oidamē, eite ektos teu sōmeu ouk oidamē, tos theos oidatē harpaziraton ton toiouton heōs tritou ouranou.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.