ἐκ

ἐκ (ἐξ),

prep. with genitive,

from out of, from (see Addendum, p. 492).

This entry is included here, but in the print version the entry is found on p. 492. ἐκ, before a vowel ἐξ,

prep. with genitive,

of motion outwards, separation from (opposite to εἰς; = Lat. e, ex), from out of, from among, from.

I. Of Place,

1. of motion, out of, forth from, off from: Joh 6,31, ApG 9,3, Gal 1,8, al.; esp. after verbs of motion, Matt 8,28; 17,9, Mark 1,25; 7,28, Joh 1,33; 20,1, ApG 12,7, 17; 27,30, al.; constr. praeg., σώζειν (διας) ἐκ, Jud 5, ApG 28,4. Metaphorical, Matt 7,4, 5, 1 Pet 2,9; ἐκ τ. χειρός (-ῶν), before genitive of person(s), Luk 1,74, Joh 10,28, 29, 39, ApG 12,4; 24,7, Åb 19,2; πίνειν (which see) ἐκ; of the place from which an action proceeds, Luk 5,3 (Luk 12,36, Joh 13,4, 2 Kor 2,4).

2. Of change from one place or condition to another: Joh 8,42, Rom 6,13; 13,11, Åb 7,14, al.; with ellips. of verb of motion, 2 Tim 2,26, 2 Pet 2,21, Åb 2,21, al.

3. Of separation or distinction from a number, before collective or pl. nouns: Matt 13,47, 49, Joh 12,1, ApG 3,15, 1 Pet 1,3, al.; after εἷς, Matt 10,29 Luk 17,15, al.; οὐδείς, Joh 7,19, al.; πολλοί, Joh 11,19, al.; τις, Luk 11,15, al.; τίς, Matt 6,27, al.; in partitive phrase as subject of sentence, Joh 16,17 Hebraistically, ἐκ μέσου before genitive, = ἐκ (Heb. מִתּוֹךְ), Matt 13,49, al.

4. Of position or direction (so in cl. = ἔξω): ἐκ δεξιῶν (see: δεξιός); ἐξ ἐναντίας, Mark 15,39 (metaphorically, Tit 2,8); ἐκ ῥιζῶν (i.e., utterly), Matt 11,20,

II. Of Time,

1. of the point of time from which, from, since: ἐκ γενετῆς, Joh 9,1, cf. Mark 10,20, Luk 23,8, ApG 24,10, al.

2. Of succession in time: ἐκ δευτέρου, a second time, Mark 14,72, al., cf. Matt 26,44 ἡμέραν ἐξ ἡμέρας, from day to day, 2 Pet 2,8,

III. Of Origin,

1. of nativity, lineage, race: κοίτην (ἐν γαστρί) ἔχειν, Rom 9,10, Matt 1,18; γεννᾶν ἐκ, Matt 1,3ff.; γεννᾶσθαι (γίνεσθαι) ἐκ, Joh 3,6; 8,41, Gal 4,4; ἐκ πνεύματος (θεοῦ), Joh 1,13 3:5ff., al. ἔρχεσθαι, εἶναι, etc., ἐκ τ. πολέως, Joh 1,44 φυλῆς, Luk 2,36, al.; τ. ἐξουσίας Ἡρῴδου, Luk 23,7 ὁ ὢν ἐκ τ. γῆς, Joh 3,31,

2. Of the author, occasion or source: Matt 5,37, Joh 2,16, Rom 2,29, 1 Kor 8,6, Gal 5,8, al.; ἐκ (τ. θεοῦ, 1 Kor 7,7, 2 Kor 5,1, 1 Joh 4,7; ἐκ τ. πατρός, Joh 6,65, al.; ἐκ τ. γῆς ἐστιν, λαλεῖ, Joh 3,31 εκ καρδίας, Rom 6,17, cf. Mark 12,30, 1 Tim 1,5; ἐκ ψυχῆς, Ef 6,6, Kol 3,23; ἐκ πίστεως, Rom 14,23 κρίνειν ἐκ, Luk 19,22, Åb 20,12.

3. Of the agent, after passive verbs: Matt 15,5, Mark 7,11, 2 Kor 2,2, al.; frequently in Re after αδικεῖσθαι (2:11), etc.

4. Of cause, dependence, source of supply: τ. πόνου (των), Åb 16,10, 11; τ. φωνῶν, Åb 8,13 ἐκ τούτου, Joh 6,66; 19,12 (but see Meyer, in ll.); ἐκ θεοῦ λαλεῖν, 2 Kor 2,17 ἐκ τ. ἀληθείας, Joh 18,37, 1 Joh 3,19; ὁ ἐκ πίστεως, Rom 3,26; 4,16; οἱ (ὄντες) ἐκ περιτομῆς, ApG 11,2, Rom 4,12, Gal 2,12, Kol 4,11; πίνειν ἐκ, Matt 26,29, Mark 14,25, Joh 4,13, al.; θερίζειν, Gal 6,8 μετέχειν ἐκ (= partit. genitive), 1 Kor 10,13 with inf., ἐκ τοῦ ἔχειν, 2 Kor 8,11,

5. Of material: Matt 27,29, Joh 2,15; 19,2, Rom 9,21, 1 Kor 11,12, Åb 18,12, al.; allied to which is its use of price (= cl. genitive): Matt 27,7, cf. Matt 20,2, ApG 1,18.

IV. By attraction = ἐν (cl.): τὰ ἐκ τ. οἰκιας, Matt 24,17 τ. ἐξ αὐτοῦ δύναμιν, Mark 5,30 (see Field, in l.); ὁ πατὴρ ὁ ἐξ οὐρανοῦ, Luk 11,13,

V. Adverbial phrases: ἐξ ἀνάγκης, 2 Kor 9,7, Hebr 7,12; ἐξ ἰσότητος, 2 Kor 8,13 ἐκ μέρους, 1 Kor 12,27; 13,9-12; ἐκ μέτρου, Joh 3,34 ἐκ συμφώνου, 1 Kor 7,5,

VI. in composition, ἐκ signifies,

1. procession, removal: ἐκβαίνω, ἐκβάλλω.

2. Opening out, unfolding: ἐκτείνω; metaphorically, ἐξαγγάλλω.

3. Origin: ἔκγονος.

4. Completeness: ἐξαπορέω (see M, Pr., 237), ἐκπληρόω, ἐκτελέω.