ἔκβασις
ékbasis · G1545 · Greek · 2 occurrences
Meanings
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end
(A figurative extension of meaning of ἔκβασις ‘way out of,’ not occurring in the NT) The end point of a duration, but often with the implication of outcome or result
ExamplesHebrews 13:7 Remember those who led you, who spoke the word of God to you; and considering the result of their way of life, imitate their faith.
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result, outcome
The outcome of an event or state
ExamplesHebrews 13:7 Remember those who led you, who spoke the word of God to you; and considering the result of their way of life, imitate their faith.
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a means of escape, a way of escape
A means by which one may escape from some danger or difficulty
Examples1 Corinthians 10:13 No temptation has overtaken you except something common to mankind; and God is faithful, so He will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will provide the way of escape also, so that you will be able to endure it.
How it’s used In 2 roles
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
Whose, or of whatGenitive or possessive
1 occurrences in 2 groups
- ὅςwho, which, that 1
- ἀναστροφήconduct, way of life 1
What is done to itIt is the object
2 occurrences in 2 groups
- ἀναθεωρέωto observe 1
- ποιέωto do, to make 1
When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.
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Near synonyms 1 word
- τέλος télos · G5056 · end, outcome, result
- Greek noun for end, completion, or outcome; overlaps with ἔκβασις in its semantic domain of 'result/outcome' (89.39 and 67.68), though τέλος is more general and doesn't carry the 'exit' connotation.
Contrasting words 1 word
- εἴσοδος eísodos · G1529 · coming, arrival, welcome
- Greek noun for entrance or entry; direct lexical opposite of ἔκβασις ('exit'). Where ἔκβασις denotes a way out, εἴσοδος denotes a way in.
In the other Testament 2 words
- מוֹצָא môwtsâʼ · H4161 · going out, starting point, emergence
- Hebrew noun for an exit, way out, or source; used in contexts of literal exits (e.g., boundaries, gates) and figurative escape/deliverance. Direct translation equivalent for ἔκβασις in its core sense of 'exit' or 'way out.'
- תּוֹצָאָה tôwtsâʼâh · H8444 · outlet, exit, source
- Hebrew noun denoting an exit, border, or outcome; closely parallel to ἔκβασις in both literal (geographical boundary/exit) and figurative (outcome, result) senses.
Semantic domains 3 entries
- A means of escape, a way of escape21.16
- Used in 1 Corinthians 10:13, where God provides a way of escape with every temptation so that believers may be able to endure it.
- End67.68
- Reflects the sense of an outcome viewed as a terminal point, closely related to this lexeme's outcome sense in Hebrews 13:7.
- Result, outcome89.39
- Used in Hebrews 13:7, where believers are told to consider the outcome of the conduct of their former leaders and to imitate their faith.
Word family 35 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon ἐκβασεως, ἡ (ἐκβαίνω); 1. an egress, way out (Homer, et al.): applied figuratively to the…
1. an egress, way out (Homer, et al.): applied figuratively to the way of escape from temptation into which one εἰσέρχεται or εἰσφέρεται (see these words), 1 Cor 10:13.
2. in a sense foreign to secular authors, the issue ((cf. its objective sense e. g. Epictetus diss. 2, 7, 9)) equivalent to end: used of the end of life, Wis. 2:17; ἔκβασις τῆς ἀναστροφῆς τινων, in Heb 13:7, is not merely the end of their physical life, but the manner in which they closed a well-spent life as exhibited by their spirit in dying; cf. Delitzsch, at the passage.
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (1889), public domain
Topical studies with this word 3 entries
Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.
Sources
eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0
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