ἐκεῖνος ekeinos

Greek word for “that” · Strong’s G1565 · used 246 times in 238 verses

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Meaning

ἐκεῖνος, -η, -ο; (ἐκεῖ);

How it is translated

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

• that 49
• those 39
• he 37
• very 36
• one 30
• they 9
• them 6
• same 6
• him 5
• she 4
• his 3
• upon 2

Where it is used

Also in 5 more books.

Chapters where it is used most

John 5 (10), Matthew 24 (9), John 9 (7), Luke 12 (6), Mark 13 (5), John 11 (5), John 16 (5), John 19 (5), Matthew 18 (4), Matthew 22 (4)

Forms

• ἐκεῖνος 49
• ἐκείνῃ 38
• ἐκείνου 22
• ἐκείνης 19
• ἐκείναις 16
• ἐκεῖνοι 16
• ἐκεῖνον 12
• ἐκείνην 10
• ἐκείνῳ 9
• ἐκείνων 9

Words used with it

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

• ἡμέρα hēmera “day” 58
• ὥρα hōra “hour” 21
• ἐξέρχομαι exerchomai “to go out” 18
• πατήρ patēr “father” 20
• εἰ ei “if” 21
• δοῦλος doulos “slave” 14
• περί peri “about” 17
• ἑαυτοῦ heautou “themself” 16
• ὅταν hotan “when(-ever)” 12
• πιστεύω pisteuō “to trust (in)” 14
• ἄν an “if” 12
• οὐδείς oudeis “none” 13

Key verses

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

• Matthew 11:25 — At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast…
• Matthew 13:11 — He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.
• Luke 21:34 — And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day come upon…
• John 1:18 — No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.
• John 5:39 — Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me.
• John 8:44 — Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no…
• John 14:21 — He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will…
• John 14:26 — But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance,…
• 2 Corinthians 8:9 — For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich.
• Ephesians 2:12 — That at that time ye were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and…
• 2 Timothy 1:12 — For the which cause I also suffer these things: nevertheless I am not ashamed: for I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to keep that…
• Hebrews 12:25 — See that ye refuse not him that speaketh. For if they escaped not who refused him that spake on earth, much more shall not we escape, if we turn away from him…

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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.