ἐκ ek

Greek word for “out from” · Strong’s G1537 · used 915 times in 760 verses

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Meaning

ἐκ (ἐξ); prep. with genitive;

How it is translated

Glosses given for ek in context, with how often each is used:

• of 247
• out 222
• from 215
• out from 61
• by 51
• the 17
• at 14
• with 14
• among 11
• for 10
• on 10
• in 7

Where it is used

Also in 14 more books.

Chapters where it is used most

John 6 (20), John 7 (13), John 12 (13), Galatians 3 (13), Luke 11 (10), John 4 (10), John 1 (9), John 3 (9), Revelation 7 (9), Mark 14 (8)

Forms

• ἐκ 680
• ἐξ 234
• ἐκπερισσῶς 1

Words used with it

Words that share verses with ek more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• οὐρανός ouranos “heaven” 78
• νεκρός nekros “dead” 52
• εἷς ehis “one” 60
• ἐξέρχομαι exerchomai “to go out” 46
• δίδωμι didōmi “to give” 52
• πατήρ patēr “father” 50
• ἀκούω akouō “to hear” 51
• γῆ gē “earth” 42
• ἐγείρω egeirō “to arise” 37
• φωνή phōnē “voice/sound” 35
• πνεῦμα pneuma “spirit/breath” 46
• ἄγγελος angelos “angel” 37

Key verses

The verses using ek that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Matthew 25:34 — Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:
• Matthew 25:41 — Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:
• John 10:28 — And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.
• 1 Corinthians 1:30 — But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption:
• 2 Corinthians 4:6 — For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of…
• Hebrews 13:20 — Now the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant,
• 1 Peter 1:3 — Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of…
• 1 Peter 1:22 — Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart…
• 1 Peter 2:9 — But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of…
• Revelation 1:5 — And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and…
• Revelation 5:9 — And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy…
• Revelation 7:9 — After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and…

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.